Provided in working draft form is a matrix for developing written program plans (at either the school, district, State Department, or Regional Office of Education planning levels) for educating gifted and talented students. The matrix contains separate columns for elements, objectives, and implementation and focused on the following major…

Public/Private Ventures Inc. conducted a 30-month study of AmeriCorps, the signature program of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. The central emphasis of this study was to examine the role of the states in implementing the new AmeriCorps program. The experience of 20 programs in 9 study states was documented through 4 visits to…

The guide is intended to provide direction and facilitate unity in state-wide planning for the establishment and maintenance of educational programs for exceptional children in Arizona. Information for local school administrators relates to policies and procedures for initiation, organization, and operation of programs. General information on…

This manual, the third in a series of publications growing out of a pilot project in Extension Transportation Education undertaken at the University of Missouri under contract with the Federal Extension Service, has been prepared primarily for Extension personnel assigned to develop a state level educational program in transportation. It provides…

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…

Asserts that mental health planning has been limited by conceptual and logistical restraints, causing planning to be isolated from management and ineffectual in describing total system of services required by persons experiencing severe mental illness. Describes application of new ideas and information technologies which can yield enhanced…

Addressed to advocates and decision makers, this agenda identifies state services in Michigan that will be most vital to the state's children and families in fiscal year 1991. Initial contents provide general policy recommendations of the Michigan Coalition for Children and Families. Policy recommendations for the programs of the departments of…

Reported are the proceedings of a 3-day institute on the management and supervision of programs for speech and hearing handicapped children operated by New York State Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES); included are four papers presented at the institute. Listed are institute participants, goals, and agenda. Noted in the overview…

Intended for county boards of public instruction, school administrators, and special educators in Florida, the booklet provides guidelines for the development of county plans for special programs. The following are specified: criteria and calendar for approval of county plans; basic considerations for program development; supervision and…

Presented is the 1974 Virginia state plan for the education of handicapped children below 5 years of age. The tentative program is outlined, examples of potential service components (such as mobile classrooms and small group programs) are given, and personnel categories are reviewed. Summarized are administrative and technical assistance available…

Presented is an alphabetical listing of approximately 38 states which gives information on the legal bases for state and local planning, usually conducted by advisory committees, to deliver educational services to handicapped children. Some of the committees' activities are described as presenting status or progress reports, clarifying policies,…

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…

The Bureau of Evaluation, created by the Louisiana Department of Education, has established policies and procedures that ensure use of evaluation findings by both policymakers and program administrators. Information on its development, structure, mission, rationale, staffing, and operations is provided. (PN)

Intended for administrators, supervisors, and teachers, the booklet is designed as a source document for developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children in Illinois as required by P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Section I identifies and defines the following content areas of an IEP:…

This report describes the Oregon Department of Education's 5-year Capacity Building Program (CBP), which had as its primary goal the development of a management plan and an information network to provide access to educational resources in response to state and local needs. A discussion of program goals is followed by a review of CBP management…