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Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for School Financial Resources and Management Services. – 1984
This report describes the history and programs of the Wisconsin Education Opportunity Program (WEOP), a bureau within the State Department of Public Instruction that provides support services for Wisconsin youths and adults (particularly the disadvantaged) who intend to complete a postsecondary education program. Currently, it is said, WEOP…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Counseling
Walter, Richard A. – 1984
The Pennsylvania State University served as the Pennsylvania Coordinator of Occupational Competency Assessment (OCA). It managed the Pennsylvania OCA Program, which provides the secondary public schools of the state with competent vocational instructors as a component of teacher preparation at Temple University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Minimum Competency Testing
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Bureau of School Improvement. – 1985
This document is a technical guide designed for use in conjunction with the revised guidelines for staff development in Mississippi schools. It outlines and explains a step-by-step process for planning and implementing a staff development program that should foster the changes necessary to improve student and school performance throughout the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Inservice Education, Needs Assessment
Download full textTalbert, Ray, Ed.; Smoyer, Susan, Ed. – 1984
This seminar, sponsored by the Oregon Council for Continued Professional Development and the Oregon Department of Education, brought together 60 educational leaders from all sectors and from all regions of Oregon to discuss staff development issues. Fostering collaborartion between elementary/secondary and postsecondary institutions was a central…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Interprofessional Relationship
Freis, Ruth; Miller, Miriam – 1984
This paper describes the advantages of the vendor/voucher child care delivery system model developed by the consulting firm of Freis and Miller and Associates. An overview of the current situation discusses (1) the increasing demand for child care; (2) the cost-effectiveness of public child care assistance programs that enable low income families…
Descriptors: Certification, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Chelius, James, Ed. – 1986
This volume includes the following conference papers: "The Status and Direction of Workers' Compensation" (James R. Chelius); "The Minnesota Experience with Workers' Compensation Reform" (Steve Keefe); "The 1982 Changes in California" (Alan Tebb); "Two Rounds of Workers' Compensation Reform in Michigan" (H.…
Descriptors: Accidents, Administrator Attitudes, Asbestos, Comparative Analysis
New York State Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review, Albany. – 1985
Conducted by New York State's Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review (LCER), this program audit reviews the implementation of the 1980 legislative mandate that all new public school entrants be screened for handicapping conditions or giftedness and that children scoring below specified scores on third and eighth grade statewide standardized…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Finance
Rios, Betty Rose D., Comp. – 1986
Organizations and programs with a major emphasis in rural education and small schools are listed in this directory. The entries--derived from a survey conducted in late 1985 and early 1986--are listed alphabetically by state within national, regional, state, and university categories. A brief description of the activity's function is followed by…
Descriptors: Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing. – 1987
This report summarizes the 1985-86 results for three New York state examination programs--the elementary school Pupil Evaluation Program (PEP) and the high school Regents and Regents Competency Tests. Results on the PEP showed passing rates improved steadily over the last four years. About one-half of New York State's graduating seniors are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations
Masters, James R. – 1988
Since the fall of 1984, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has conducted a yearly statewide testing of the reading and mathematics competencies of students in grades 3, 5, and 8. Because Pennsylvania does not mandate statewide curricula, the Department has had to rely upon committees of state educators to determine which objectives to test.…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives
Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. – 1988
To assist administrators, teachers, and other school personnel in understanding and implementing the various components of the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP) program, this manual details the ISTEP program, a broad-based achievement testing plan providing Indiana schools with a means of assessing their overall…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Odom, Bill R.; Graunke, Connie W. – 1988
An overview is provided of the development of the statewide computer-assisted Student On-Line Advisement and Articulation (SOLAR) system in Florida. After providing background information on the history and current status of articulation and transfer in Florida and on a 1986-87 pilot study of the feasibility of implementing the SOLAR system, the…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1988
California's welfare reform program, Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN), assigned the state's community colleges a major role in promoting financial self-sufficiency among welfare recipients by equipping them with marketable vocational skills. A study was conducted to determine the nature and amount of involvement of the community colleges in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Job Training, Management Information Systems
California State Legislative Analyst's Office, Sacramento. – 1987
This report contains the findings and recommendations of the California Legislative Analyst concerning the Native American Indian Early Childhood Education program. The program was established in 1972 to increase competence in reading and mathematics among American Indian students in California rural schools by intervening in prekindergarten…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Cultural Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Legislation
Rasp, Alfred, Jr.; MacQuarrie, Duncan – 1987
An expanded Remediation Assistance Program designed to serve students with basic skills deficiencies in reading, mathematics, and language at grades 2-9 was funded by the 1984 Washington State Legislature. During the 1985-86 school year, programs were operated in 271 of the state's 298 school districts and served over 28,000 students. A majority…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Compensatory Education, Educational Needs
