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Raze, Nasus – 1985
When a school district has made the decision to close a school, criteria must be developed for selecting the school to be closed. These criteria help in making a sound decision and in explaining that decision to the public. One way of approaching the development of decision criteria is to decide on the main reason the district is closing a school,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textIndiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. Div. of Special Education. – 1987
The module provides training information for school bus drivers who interact with emotionally handicapped (EH) students. An initial description of characteristics of EH students and support staff responsibilities is followed by a discussion of transportation services for handicapped students. The development of a behavior management plan with four…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Bus Transportation
Stanley, Cheryl; And Others – 1984
The Houston Independent School District operated 78 magnet schools during 1983-84. Located on 70 campuses, the programs represented all grade levels and ranged from fine arts programs to extended instructional day programs and programs for the academically able student. During 1983-84, the magnet school plan accomplished its stated objectives (the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Plans
San Ysidro School District, CA. – 1983
The handbook for preschool teachers and aides presents job descriptions and outlines school regulations and procedures of the San Ysidro Preschool Program. Job descriptions cover the responsibilities of teachers and aides in such areas as pupil progress, learning environment, professional competence, adjunct duties, and personal qualities. School…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Faculty Handbooks, Field Trips, Preschool Education
Teeter, Thomas A.; And Others – 1983
The purpose of this paper is to review the relative contribution of selected school-related variables to the output of the Arkansas public schools, as measured by Science Reading Associates (SRA) achievement test scores. Multiple step-wise regression and Pearson correlation were used to analyze the data. The most important finding was that very…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Community Support, Elementary Secondary Education
Saint Louis Public Schools, MO. – 1981
This voluntary plan for the interdistrict exchange of students responds to a desegregation court order issued to the St. Louis, Missouri Board of Education. Among the criteria cited as necessary to the operation of permissive interdistrict transfers were: (1) eligibility of a student to transfer to a district and school where the student's race is…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Admission Criteria, Budgeting, Court Role
Marvin, Richard – 1977
To judge the feasibility of establishing government-supported day secondary schools in rural areas, researchers in Uganda tested whether a school attendance area delineated by a circle of five kilometers' radius from the school would provide sufficient numbers of students. At present the Ugandan government supports only secondary boarding schools,…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bicycling, Day Schools, Distance
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1980
The manual presents resources for Georgia teachers of behaviorally disordered students. Guidelines are presented for 12 major topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): definition; eligibility and placement; enrollment; due process (screening, referral, special education placement committee); program organization (continuum of services, extended…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Behavior Problems, Definitions, Due Process
Duff, Ogle B.; And Others – 1982
Busing, or transporting students at public expense, has been practiced in the United States for over a century. The use of the term to mean transporting students for school desegregation purposes has been relatively recent. Most States started providing pupil transportation when legislation for school district consolidation was implemented,…
Descriptors: Busing, Community Attitudes, Consolidated Schools, Court Litigation
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1980
This assistant drivers trainee study guide is designed for use by students in a school bus driver instruction program as a preclass assignment, a textbook/notebook during instruction, and a reference book after instruction. A companion instructor's guide is available separately--see Note. The guide is divided into five units: (1) Developing a…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Attitude Change, Behavioral Objectives, Bus Transportation
Providence School Dept., RI. – 1978
As part of a plan for the development of neutral site magnet schools in Providence, twenty-four individual neighborhoods are profiled in a series of charts and tables which provide demographic, economic, housing, and social service and crime data. The information provided includes ethnic composition, age breakdowns, educational level, income,…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Demography, Desegregation Plans, Economic Status
Seattle Public Schools, WA. Task Force on Continuous Progress Education. – 1968
THIS REPORT CONTAINS EIGHT PLANNING RECOMMENDATIONS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCEDURES FOR THREE PLANNING PHASES OF A PROJECT TO DEVELOP A CONTINUOUS PROGRESS EDUCATION CENTER. THE COMPLETED CENTER WILL OFFER A NONGRADED CURRICULUM TO ABOUT 3,500 RACIALLY INTEGRATED STUDENTS AT THE PRIMARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVELS. COMMUNITY…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Educational Facilities, Elementary Schools, Financial Support
Leyland, George – 1974
A cooperative effort between the National Institute of Education and the Clark County (Nevada) School District demonstrated the practical use of available computer-assisted techniques for helping local communities allocate students to schools and for solving other problems that occur during districting efforts. By using available computer…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Programs, Computer Science, Cost Effectiveness
Albuquerque Public Schools, NM. – 1975
The material contained in this review is a continuation of studies of school size related to per-pupil-costs undertaken in the years 1971 through 1974. The comparisons made in this study have utilized 1974-75 fiscal year salary information as a direct cost factor related to school size. The study tends to confirm previous relationships between…
Descriptors: Average Daily Membership, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections
Paller, Alan; And Others – 1975
This study was commissioned to investigate the special transportation problems in parent-choice school districts and to prepare a handbook to assist transportation supervisors in overcoming these problems. Intended for school districts that have alternative schools, open enrollment plans, magnet schools, or other kinds of parent and student choice…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Programs, Computer Science, Delivery Systems
