This supplement to the "Ethnic Heritage Studies Program Catalog: 1974-1979" is intended to help teachers, curriculum supervisors, members of ethnic organizations, and others interested in multiethnic education become aware of and effectively use the materials developed by projects funded by the Ethnic Heritage Studies Program, Title IX,…

A management plan developed for the district-wide coordination of vocational education program planning in the State Center Community College District, California, is presented. Following a discussion of the planning process (in memo form) and a section on how to read flow-block diagrams, the mission profile and narrative description of this model…

This document presents a brief, personal look at school governance in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The author, a former teacher in Zurich, describes the close relationship between the community and an educational system in which teachers are appointed temporarily by a lay school board and must be confirmed in their positions by periodic…

The Re-ED experience of the Positive Education Program (PEP) in Cleveland, Ohio, utilizes educational, mental health, social service, and juvenile justice resources to provide a community based day treatment program for disturbed children and adolescents. Program components include team/counselor team staffing of classrooms, the Parents Training…

Project IMPACT, a joint effort by public and private schools in Grand Forks (ND) to provide services to gifted elementary students, is described. Four project objectives are identified: to combine educational resources of public and private schools; to provide workshops and resources for teachers; to identify teachers suitable for teaching…

Presented is the final report of the Family Center Project, a program designed to increase the number of reported cases of suspected child abuse and neglect and increase the services for abused and neglected children and their families in Adams County, Colorado. Three chapters which address the goal of increasing child abuse referrals focus on…

The third report of the greater Milwaukee area career education project documents the phase 3 activities and accomplishments of the project, from October 1974 to July 1975. The following objectives were accomplished. Contact persons have been established in each district to promote career education. Three one-week workshops, two adult career…

This manual had its origins in a training project at the University of Michigan directed at the staff and directors of area planning agencies on aging. The manual is a revised version of a manuscript used in the regional workshops to facilitate the planning and coordination of services and programs for older people. Its purpose is to provide an…

This monograph discusses the developmental stages of career education in Michigan, and describes eight local-level career education projects in the state. Some of the specific programs in operation in Michigan include: (1) a placement project which finds jobs for students and graduates of a vo-tec center; (2) a career-oriented curriculum project…

This directory provides information on the over 3,400 different occupational programs provided by the 99 public community colleges in California. The directory is comprised of four sections, as follows: Section 1, General Information about California Community Colleges--information about costs, admission procedures, and special services available;…

The School Volunteer Program has made a significant contribution toward enriching and expanding the instructional opportunities available to the Miami public schools' students. During the period from September 15, 1971 to June 15, 1972, 1,237 volunteers contributed 48,358 hours to the students in 35 schools in three districts. The goals of the…

Described is the community educational resource center (CERC), defined to be a multipurpose, community-based facility that delivers a coordinated system of special educational resources, human and nonhuman, to instructional and administrative personnel confronted by educationally handicapped children. Covered in the description are program need in…

An emerging secondary school curriculum focus is on the study of the people and places closest to students themselves--their own families and the communities in which they live. These studies are popular because they start with the lives of students; help define students' self-concepts; focus student attention on areas for effective social action;…

The results of a community needs assessment were used as the basis for planning Florida Junior College (FJC) at Jacksonville's community service offerings. FJC's current activities and facilities in the area of community services are described. (NHM)

The program described here is designed to make the University of Maine gymnasium available to part-time students, alumni, and the general public. (DS)