The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors' 2025 System Strategic Plan. This report enhances the System's commitment to accountability and strategic planning by fostering greater coordination between institutional administrators, University Boards of Trustees and the Board of Governors regarding…

As we approach the year 2020, it is important to consider the impact of the Housewright Symposium, and to evaluate the development of music education since the publication of the "Housewright Declaration". The purpose of this article was to (1) examine music education in America through the lens of selected "we agree"…

This report is intended to help governors, legislators, department secretaries, and advocates find information on ways to strengthen the structure and function of their existing cabinets, or create a new cabinet. The survey in this report is the nation's only survey of state child and youth policy coordinating bodies. The biennial survey assesses…

SOCIAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, RETARDATION, DROPOUT, AND COLLEGE ATTENDANCE WERE INVESTIGATED. FACTORS AFFECTING THE LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, INCLUDING THE RELATION OF EDUCATION TO OCCUPATION, WERE ALSO CONSIDERED. PROCEDURES INVOLVED ANALYSIS OF STATISTICAL DATA FROM CENSUS MATERIALS. CHANGES IN…

Program objectives for 1973 for library services in Florida under the Library Services and Construction Act are delineated with a rationale and criteria for some of the programs. Tasks to accomplish these objectives are followed by beginning and termination dates for each task. Some programs included in the revision are the State library agency…

This paper responds to a request asking for a Response to Intervention (RtI) background information and a scan of what states are doing in this area. This paper presents summaries that provide basic information about the status of state RtI initiatives in each of the southeastern states. The information was collected from State Education Agency…

This master plan for energy education consists of the following sections: (1) a rationale statement; (2) an energy policy statement; (3) general goals and objectives; (4) a status report for existing energy education programs in Florida; (5) an overview of alternative strategies for implementing an energy education program statewide; (6)…

The Florida Long-Range Program is divided into four parts: a general part and a part for each of the three titles of the Library Services and Construction Act. Objectives have been stated to achieve the goal and subgoals of library service for Florida. A hierarchy of objectives has been created by stating long-range objectives, those which are…

Teachers in 300 randomly selected Florida middle, junior high, and senior high schools were surveyed in an effort to obtain data and determine the status of population education in the Florida schools. This article reports and analyses teacher response to that survey. (BT)

Information about the Palm Beach County Health Department Migrant Project for 1972 is presented in this annual progress report. Information on services provided by the Project as prescribed by the Migrant Health Branch is included. Major topics include program objectives, relationships and contributions, staff orientation and training, a general…

In May of 1969, the Broward County Board of Public Instruction (Migrant Education Center) made available this guide to enable teachers to increase listening abilities of elementary school students. Although research studies show that listening can and should be taught, it is pointed out that listening instruction for most children is an incidental…

The purpose of the project is to identify goals for vocational education in Florida through the year 2000 and to develop a system plan for achieving them. Project components are leadership and project coordination, staff development, a planning team, needs assessment surveys, futures research, an economic utility model, and dissemination and…

An on-site evaluation of the Miccosukee Day School (renamed Miccosukee Indian School) was conducted on June 4 and 5, 1975. Focusing on the education requirements of the Fiscal Year 1975 Contract, this on-site evaluation determined if the school's educational program was meeting its goals and objectives. Areas previously audited were designated as…

After reviewing (1) the causes of the energy crisis, (2) the goals of the National energy plan developed by ERDA, and (3) three routes to bring about energy conservation; the authors present the fundamental concepts (MAIN IDEAS) from a conservation-oriented energy education curriculum developed at Florida State University. (BT)

In the context of mainstreaming handicapped students into the vocational classroom, the author presents legislative information for vocational educators and discusses current skills. He concludes by describing a workshop designed to meet the needs of these teachers. (BM)