Describes highlights of educational programs at Divide County High School (Crosby, North Dakota), which was one of the few rural schools cited by President Reagan in 1984 for excellence in education under the Secondary School Recognition Program. (BRR)

Describes how a 30,000 student institution of higher learning is installing a campus-wide telecommunications system supporting voice, data, and video applications. Objectives of the telecommunications program and guidelines used in its development are outlined. (JN)

Administrator knowledge and support are critical features of the successful college program for learning disabled students. In addition, career counseling, coordinated academic advising, psychological counseling, and academic reinforcement efforts such as study skills instruction and tutoring all valuable services. (CL)

West Virginia University's Department of Industrial Engineering has incorporated a mentoring system into its engineering program in which seniors become mentors to sophomores. Objectives and expectations of the mentoring experience, how the program works, and program benefits are discussed. (JN)

What a sampling of different schools are doing to celebrate Music in Our Schools Week 1984 is described. (RM)

Describes a pilot staff development project at Christie School, a residential center with a capacity for 38 emotionally disturbed children. (RH)

Classroom scrip emblazoned with a picture of Johann Sebastian Bach is used to motivate junior high school students. Students are paid for cooperation and performance. Two auctions are held during the school year, at which students can spend the scrip on musical items. (CS)

Describes a three-pronged educational service program offered by St. Rose of Lima Elementary School, consisting of an After School Activities Program, Children's Day Out, and All-Day Kindergarten. Considers program development, support, and benefits. (DMM)

Describes a program dealing with preventive interventions for roommate conflict. Chickering's vectors of development are used to generate areas of conflict for students of college age. (Author)

Describes a program designed for a board and lodging home which maximizes the use of natural helpers and takes into consideration the unique needs of the chronically mentally ill elderly. Existing support networks were strengthened and roles and functions of natural helpers were formalized. (Author/JAC)

ADAPT (A Developmental Activities Project Team), a program serving 25 profoundly emotionally handicapped children (3-18 years old) in Hillsborough, Florida, is described in terms of its highly structured curriculum, project personnel, and community agency linkages. (CL)

Craig Alternative Middle/High School in Milwaukee is an academic/therapeutic multicategorical program for 85 high risk students who, because of their atypical behaviors, have not been successful in a less restrictive educational environment. The staff, consisting of teachers, paraprofessionals, psychologists, social workers, probation officers and…

Describes how to organize and facilitate a jogging group, combining jogging and group counseling as an important intervention strategy for positive wellness. Describes client selection, medical clearance, liability, meeting times and places, as well as group work. (JAC)

Describes the volunteer advocacy program developed by the East Tennessee Advocacy Assistance Program to assist the ombudsman/director in resolving problems of residents in long-term care facilities. Effective volunteer participation requires intensive training, well-defined policies and procedures, coordination with aging network and long-term…

A driver education program for mildly handicapped secondary students is described in terms of eligibility and placement criteria, program goals, and program phases (classroom instruction, simulator training, behind-the-wheel training, and parent involvement). Preliminary results indicated that the program is successful. (CL)