A career academy is a small learning community within a high school, which selects a subset of students and teachers for a two-, three-, or four-year period. Students enter through a voluntary process; they must apply and be accepted, with parental knowledge and support. A career academy involves teachers from different subjects working together…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOKLET IS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING APPRENTICE PROGRAMS IN ANY INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION WHICH REQUIRES SKILLS THAT TAKE MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS TO LEARN. TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM IN A COMPANY WITHOUT A LABOR AGREEMENT, THE PERSONNEL SHOULD (1) ORGANIZE AN APPRENTICESHIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE, (2) DETERMINE ALL KNOWLEDGE…

Outdated, unknown, or unneeded amounts of dangerous or inappropriate chemicals are often found in K-12 schools across the nation, potentially putting students and staff at risk. Because of the nature of some of the chemicals, even small amounts may present a risk. Thus, dangerous chemicals represent one of the critical environmental health and…

THESE GUIDELINES FOR PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS EMPHASIZE THE SIMILARITY IN FUNCTION OF THE VARIOUS SPECIALISTS. THE OBJECTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT OF PUPIL PERSONNEL PROGRAMS IN LARGE AND SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE DISCUSSED. GUIDES FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION ARE ALSO INCLUDED. ROLE DEFINITIONS OF THE VARIOUS PUPIL PERSONNEL…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO ASSIST EDUCATORS IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPING PILOT PROGRAMS FOR TRAINING WORKERS IN THE AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS. IT INCLUDES (1) THE PHILOSOPHY AND CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPING PILOT PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, (2) A DESCRIPTION OF SUCH A PROGRAM AT REIDLAND HIGH SCHOOL, (3) A DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION…

This report on a job creation program for poor people deals with the organizations within which jobs were created, the responses of the organizations to the jobs, and the techniques which seemed useful in working with the organizations. Major sections include: (1) Employment, Unemployment and New Careers, (2) Organizational Barriers, (3) The Forms…

The manual presents 16 main steps for health project management, from project formulation through termination. The manual defines a health project as a temporary intensive effort to set up and put into operation a new or revised service that will result in the reduction of specific health or health-related problems. (Typical examples include the…

The first of two volumes on planning parent participation programs, this guide is intended to be an aid in deciding what type of program is most appropriate for a given school. Definitions and purposes of parent involvement programs are offered, followed by an explanation of the importance of determining program goals before designing activities.…

Seventeen guidelines for reading improvement programs in elementary and secondary schools are presented and discussed in this report. Areas focused upon include needs assessment, implementation, evaluation, philosophy and dissemination. The guidelines are: (1) identify the status of the reading program, including reading problems and program…

This guide contains information for use in organizing a local chapter of the American Industrial Arts Student Association (AIASA). Presented first are a series of standards pertaining to AIASA philosophy, instructional program and staff, administration and supervision, support systems, instructional strategies, and public relations. Following a…

To assist vocational agriculture teacher-coordinators in development and improvement of directed work experience programs, a project was initiated to (1) develop tentative procedures, (2) pre-test the procedures, (3) evaluate procedures and outcomes, and (4) revise the procedures for dissemination. Representing the final stage of this project,…

Designed to help vocational educators, including both teachers and administrators, in secondary and postsecondary institutions to plan, finance, and conduct instructional programs for young farmers and young agribusiness personnel, this manual focuses upon the need and importance of such adult vocational education and provides specific suggestions…

Guidelines and procedures which Texas Agricultural Extension Service personnel may use in working with local people in planning and carrying out county programs are provided in this handbook. The program building process is based on the philosophy that people have both the desire and ability to plan and carry out educational programs. The handbook…

A model for a workshop designed to revitalize the teaching of measurement in a metric context is given. The model is organized in terms of planning, preparation, operation, closing, and follow-up. (MN)

Presents a set of pirnciples based on "Peter's People and Their Marvelous Ideas" (L. J. Peter, 1979) to explain the inner structures of computer assisted instruction. These principles relate to courseware development and testing, preparing guides, and computer assisted instruction service, languages, and systems. (MBR)