Administrators should address such planning considerations as preexisting conditions, staff inservice, and preparation of regular students to ensure successful integration of disabled students. (Author/CL)

Presents a tentative framework for a checklist for language simulation evaluation, which is meant as a practical device for improving success in simulations by analysing factors militating against completely successful simulations. Suggests four categories to be used in evaluating simulations: the simulation itself, the participants, the setting,…

Found the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List, the Anxiety, Depression and Hostility subscales to be intercorrelated in two independent studies (N=84), raising doubts about their validity as measures of separate affective states. Suggested that the scores of the subscales may be summed to produce a measure of general negative affect. (Author/JAC)

The purpose of this paper is to present a model for systematic evaluation of school psychological reports that may prove useful in providing administrators, teachers, and psychologists with information on the efficacy of the reporting of student assessment methods used in the district. (BW)

Provides a check list for principals to use in assessing the use they are making of professionally prepared school television materials. (IRT)

During the 2001-2002 school year, over 2,100 Vermont children received their education in a homestudy program. Parents or guardians who decide to educate their children at home assume a great responsibility. In effect they are responsible for writing a curriculum, finding learning materials, providing resources, presenting instruction, adapting…

With increased support for educational standards, teachers need resources to help them engage in standards-based reform. The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) is publishing a series of addenda for this purpose. "Planning Learning: Developing Technology Curricula" offers teachers and other curriculum developers suggestions and…

This tool contains a series of checklists to assist school and community leaders in creating or strengthening community school partnerships. The first checklist helps assess the development of the community school partnership. The second checklist helps take inventory of existing programs and services in or connected to the school that support…

This document is a simple 34-category checklist to be used by technicians conducting maintenance surveys. Categories includes: roadways & parking lots; site appearance; site utilities; exterior appearance; playground equipment; exterior structural conditions; gutters and downspouts; windows and caulking; sidewalks; entryways and exit doors;…

An 80-item checklist for developing a training program in small manufacturing plants is provided by the Small Business Administration to assist plant managers. (DS)

Checklists--any form of questions or suggestions that stimulate ideation--have been found to be invaluable in the formation of creative ideas. Thus, the Scamper technique draws quite heavily on a list of Idea-Spurring questions developed by the late Alex F. Osborn founder of the Creative Education Foundation. (Author)

A source list of about 150 items for teachers supplied to the IAVE staff by its advertisers. (MU)

Seventeen items that need to be checked during a roof inspection are explained. Early detection of trouble signs can help ward off expensive roof replacement. (Author/MLF)