Representatives of several states met to identify basic elements of a tracking system designed to ensure that disabled and at-risk infants and their families receive continuous and appropriate services to improve health and developmental outcome. Discussants explored six clusters of questions concerning the following: realistic goals and…

Described is the development and initial assessment of a forgiveable loan program designed to attract qualified students into a teacher education program to prepare for teaching mathematics in middle or high schools. The program was established in 1983 at Austin College by the King Foundation. Five qualified students a year may be awarded a King…

In spring 1985, Morton College's (MC's) counseling staff instituted a student development model for academic advising to encourage students to assume greater responsibility in planning their educational and career goals. During their first academic advising appointment: (1) new students are made aware of the importance of their commitment to their…

In response to a 3% decline in fall 1977 enrollments, Odessa College developed and implemented a comprehensive marketing program. After initial planning, a marketing task force and nine mini-task forces were created to deal with the topics of community economic markets, community cultural markets, student retention, student recruitment techniques,…

The Family Support Project in Lansing, Michigan, provides a variety of family support services to help maintain severely mentally and severely multiply impaired children in their own communities, and whenever possible, in their own homes. Services offered include case management, family therapy, respite services, special needs purchases,…

In the spring of 1982, the Ottawa Board of Education endorsed the concept of a Primary Education Centre (PEC). It opened in the fall of 1982 with four components, namely, the Primary Alternative School (PAS), the Parent Preschool Resource Centre (PPRC), the Carleton Preschool, and the Childbirth Association. This final report is an updating of…

A final report details 10 objectives in a study of mainstreaming secondary level deaf students in occupational education programs. Sections present instrumentation and procedures used in gathering data for each of the following 10 objectives: (1) philosophical views of the programs; (2) profile of the student population; (3) evaluation practices;…

The intent of this evaluation report is to provide information obtained from a study of the Success in Reading and Writing Program pilot project initiated in the Washington, D. C. public schools in 1978-79. The first chapter of the report describes the Success in Reading and Writing Program, its goals and objectives, and the pilot project; states…

This project developed a series of different interventions designed to reduce sexual stereotyping and bias with regards to career choice at Montana State University in faculty and students. Inservice education programs were designed to assist faculty and students in becoming more aware of themselves, their biases, and career opportunities.…

Public access needs for libraries of all types are assessed and plans of action to meet these needs are presented in this update of the Texas State Library's five year plan. Objectives for the next five years center around development of library services for the general public, the disadvantaged, the handicapped, and for institutions. In addition,…

Heads of evaluation units in 21 state education agencies responded to a structured telephone interview about their unit's workload, evaluation methods, and associated problems and needs. Time committed to evaluation ranged from 10% to 100% and did not relate to staff size which ranged from 1-72. Eleven states contracted some of their evaluations.…

This document describes the development of a Wisconsin state plan for career education. First, the profile of the proposal is presented. Next, the major activities are described, including formation of the advisory group; needs assessment of students, educational staff, and community groups; identification of resources; and the development of…

This booklet is one of eight developed both as resource guides to assist Wisconsin public schools in offering qualtiy reading instruction and as models for improvement where there is a need for change. This fifth booklet suggests a model to use in planning a local Right to Read program that includes the following steps: commitment to begin…

The Research and Evaluation Department of the Tucson, Arizona Unified School District offers an array of customized services using machine-readable questionnaires, from instrument design to data tabulation. The bulk of this document contains examples of questionnaires for parents, students and staff. The examples measure attitudes toward:…

To study children and families who come into contact with the child welfare system, the Children's Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families conducted the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW). As part of that larger study, this report provides a cross-sectional national overview of child welfare services as…