This study is a formative evaluation of the OneStop Career Center Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) Model within the California Workforce System. The study was sponsored by the California Workforce Investment Board. The study completed four in-depth case studies of California OneStops to describe how they implemented the ISD model which brings…

The 1974-75 Florida special education (SE) plan assesses SE efforts to date as the basis for projections regarding future educational needs and budget requirements. An overview of state planning efforts provides data on such topics as state goals and commitment; constraints in implementing a statewide program; and the rationale for development of…

Results are reported of an intensive evaluation of a statewide continuing education program in health care management based on interviews with program participants, their supervisors, and the administrators of their institutions. Focus is not how much knowledge was conveyed, but on how widely learning was reflected in improved management…

The status of education for gifted elementary grade children in Iowa was exammned by means of a survey instrument focusing on state guidelines for program development, the ideas of experts in gifted education, and program relationship to Public Law 91-230 (The Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1970). Of the 351 school districts…

Described is a hierarchical model delivery system for educational services to children with learning disabilities which provides three types of interrelated centers: university based centralized centers in highly populated areas offering complete services (Type I), satellite centers in communities which focus on the dissemination of new techniques…

Presented is a revised working draft of Connecticut's 5-year (1975-1980) state plan for the identification and education of the gifted and talented (GT). Briefly discussed in the first three sections are an overview and position statement (concerning legislation, administration and personnel); projected needs assessment; goals, objectives, and…

The incentive grant approach in higher Education is a resource allocation strategy that may have significant positive impact on educational performance. This document covers: (1) the incentive grant approach to resource allocation; (2) the evolution during the past 15 years of types of incentive grant programs and the contrasting roles played by…

The report provides an assessment of the six Experimental Manpower Laboratories set up by the Manpower Administration to engage in long-term research concerned with developing improved manpower service-delivery systems. An advisory committee under the auspices of the National Research Council was established to conduct the assessment. The six…

Presented is the 1974 annual report of the Office for Children, an agency responsible for monitoring and coordinating all services for children in Massachusetts. Among the aspects covered are administrative organization; the development and implementation of a special budget for new and expanded children's services; the formation of 39…

The author reviews the need to provide continuity of services to developmentally disabled persons and makes recommendations for the redesign of New Jersey's organizational structure responsible for personal program coordination. Limitations of existing programs are seen to involve administrative, categorical and geographic factors. Proposed are…

To identify trends in state and local programs for retarded persons, the 51 state mental retardation coordinators were surveyed. Through telephone interviews information was obtained on the following topics: organization of state services, regional and local service patterns, the role of the private sector, budgetary trends, program trends, the…

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that each state education agency (SEA) establish and maintain an advisory panel for the purpose of providing policy guidance with respect to special education and related services for children with disabilities. This document is a brief summary of survey information received from 48…

Described in the booklet are program guidelines for serving trainable mentally retarded students in California public schools. Considered are the effects of changing public attitudes and legislation on program development, and reviewed are legal provisions regarding financing, identification, assessment, and placement of trainable mentally…

Educational change or innovation in the California State University and Colleges System is outlined in this paper within the framework of the program for Innovation and Improvement in the Instructional Process. Within this framework, two groups have primary responsibility: (1) the administrators on each of the 19 campuses who act as primary…

Reported is a study of the administration of special education service delivery programs in five randomly selected Connecticut towns. The study was intended to provide background information necessary for state legislative decisions, and it focused on the process of the identification, prescription, planning, placement, evaluation, and followup of…