PPBS is a system which integrates the functions of planning, programming, budgeting and evaluation. The PPB System is designed so that there is a logical sequence to these functions and their interrelationships are explicitly defined. The most outstanding feature of PPBS is the necessity of focusing very sharply on what should be accomplished by…

The booklet explains the selection and use of a system to build career development programs and presents a sample career development program produced by the system. The system provides a framework to build a program and is based on the theory of three levels of learning--perceptual, conceptual, and generalization. The model, or sample system, is…

Planning methodology should concentrate first on outcomes before emphasizing inputs and processes. In developing a plan for planning for a State community college system, such questions as these must be answered: why plan? who plans? what is to be included in the planning? what is the time frame for planning? Five general processes, each a…

This report suggests components for a comprehensive statewide inservice training program for personnel involved in implementing the Part H program of Public Law 99-457. These components include: (1) establishment of an inservice program as a requirement for each state participating in Part H; (2) promotion of a statewide comprehensive system of…

This paper presents a management by objectives system in three sections: a method of developing the organization's goals and objectives, a method for the development of personal job functions and performance objectives, and a method for the establishment of performance evaluation sessions. Key terms are defined. A rationale for developing…

This guide for implementing the Vocational Education for Special Populations (ESP) Planning System is designed to assist states in modifying their planning procedures to be more responsive to the needs of special populations. Chapter 1 briefly describes the historical evolution of the concern for those with special needs and the emergence of…

This document is the first part of a 3-part report on the development of a generic State Educational Agency Data Analysis Plan. It contains an overview of the entire effort and the resulting products and discusses how these products can be used by State education agencies (SEAs) as a model for their own development of specific data analysis plans.…

This plan brings common purpose and effective statewide coordination to video telecommunications activities in Washington State. The Department of Information Services (DIS) is designated the lead agency in the statewide coordination of video telecommunications through its enabling legislation. The plan outlines a structure to link and measure…

In a study designed to identify information needs of persons who make management decisions about public school vocational education programs in Texas and who develop ways to meet these needs through use of a management information system, particular emphasis was given to the information needs of management within the Texas Education Agency…

A project was initiated to disseminate staff development materials which provide a model for systematically planning comprehensive systems of guidance, counseling, placement, and follow-through and to help Illinois educational agencies in efficiently operating comprehensive guidance and counseling programs. In the first of a two-phase project,…

The major objective of the three-year project reported here was to develop a long-range planning and management system for a comprehensive health occupations education program for the State of Indiana. The body of the report is a summary outline of the project's three components, each of which corresponded to one of the three objectives: (1) to…

To support the New York State Education Department's efforts, a project was carried out to design and implement information and reporting systems that serve the needs of occupational information. Technical assistance was provided throughout the project to implement an occupational education reporting system in New York City and coordinate that…