The Oregon Small Schools Program began in 1963 as a means of serving the needs of Oregon's 215 school districts with 1,000 or fewer students. Coordinated by the state department of education, the program provides assistance to small schools in identifying and delivering services available from other state agencies and from the communities. The…

This report explains accreditation by contract and sets forth procedures for implementing such a contract. An accreditation contract is executed when a comprehensive, continuous, long-range plan for meeting the educational needs of students is adopted and formulated into a contract between a local board of education and the Colorado State Board of…

This paper examines practices under school control that have an impact on the allocation and expenditure of instructional time, and offers research based considerations for effective program implementation. Research literature sources and data sets are used as a basis for examining: pacing of instruction, uses of common textbook instruction,…

This document, one of 12 guides that have been developed to facilitate evaluation by and for local education agency (LEA) personnel in Illinois, covers two phases of educational facilities evaluation: the need for new facilities and the adequacy of existing facilities (with the second part receiving greater emphasis). The guide has been designed…