The second of three documents of a project designed to help North Carolina counties plan community based status offender programs presents a general planning model. An overview traces five steps of the planning decision process, from determining the importance of status offender needs to the county to making program funding decisions based on…

Local New Jersey school districts must comply with a state requirement for providing a legally defined "thorough and efficient" (T & E) education. This process may be assisted by the formation of committees. Seven basic committee types are recommended in this document: steering, contextual information, goal development, educational…

The paper suggests a strategy for developing a program for gifted and talented limited English speaking students. Six steps are outlined: (1) identify the gifted and talented student population in the pilot school using at least two acceptable criteria; (2) based on the school study team (SST) assessment process, prepare individual sequential…

WORK INJURIES AND THEIR MONETARY LOSSES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CAN BE EFFECTIVELY PREVENTED ONLY THROUGH AN AGGRESSIVE AND WELL-PLANNED SAFETY EFFORT. THIS BULLETIN DISCUSSES THE "HOW" OF PLANNING FOR SAFETY ON THE JOBSITE. IT WAS PREPARED IN THE DIVISION OF PROGRAMING AND RESEARCH, OFFICE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY. CONTENTS INCLUDE (1) THE…

GUIDELINES ARE SUGGESTED FOR THE PROMOTION AND ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT WILL AID IN THE ORDERLY DISTRIBUTION OF FISHERY PRODUCTS TO THE CONSUMER. THE MATERIAL WAS DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF A RESEARCH PROJECT CONDUCTED BY THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE BUREAU AND THE DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION SERVICE OF TEMPLE UNIVERSITY. CHAPTERS IN THE GUIDE…

DECISIONS TO TRAIN TECHNICIANS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES MAY HAVE TO DEPEND MORE ON FEASIBILITY THAN DESIRABILITY. ALTHOUGH LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NEEDS CAN USUALLY BE DETERMINED WITH EASE, THE COLLEGE MAY NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO INTRODUCE AND MAINTAIN PROGRAMS OF SUFFICIENTLY HIGH QUALITY TO MEET THEM. EVEN WITH INCREASING FEDERAL AID, THE NEW OR SMALL…

Increasing expenditures for education and a desire to more directly involve the public in the education of children have led many school districts to seek the assistance of school volunteers. This guidebook discusses the growth of the volunteer movement, suggests procedures for establishing an organized school program, and appraises potential…

This study discusses and evaluates the Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) planning model for goal setting in educational systems by examining the results of its use in five Vermont schools. The findings show a gap between educational realities and the tradition of organizational maintenance and change on which the model is based. Also discussed are studies of…

This paper discusses how the planning, programming, budgeting, and evaluating systems (PPBES) can be individually designed to help local school districts meet their financial needs. Each segment of the system is individually described along with actual implementation. The paper concludes that adoption of such systems can enhance educational…

Selection, termination, and longterm funding of educational projects are each discussed in terms of relevant economic considerations. Planning a project requires manipulation of the variables time, cost, performance, and reliability, to obtain the best reqults whenever constraints are placed on one or more of the variables. A major difficulty with…

This paper, prepared by the Colorado Department of Education, describes the growth of the State's community college movement through 1966. Information is presented on enrollment, credit hours, funding, and salaries. Projections were not made because of the number of variables: (1) employment rate, (2) draft requirements, (3) cost of living, (4)…

This paper sets forth the aims and policies of the United Campus Christian Fellowship (UCCF). This organization was formed by five Protestant denominations in 1960 to promote and coordinate the campus ministry. Guidelines for administration, financial implementation, personnel matters, and operation of UCCF on the state and local levels are…

The public demand for accountability, legislative mandates, and increased unionization of teachers have focused attention on the inadequacies of traditional teacher evaluation procedures. Attempts to design models that differentiate effective and noneffective teaching have not produced agreed-upon sets of competencies, characteristics or behaviors…

The paper presents an action-and-decision (left-hemisphere) algorithm as a model for planning by holistic, intuitive (right-hemisphere) managers of service programs, including programs for exceptional children. Because the model is not based upon an established literature in the field of service to exceptional individuals, and because it appears…

The paper discusses the steps a teacher should follow in organizing a learning center. Considered are the two types of learning centers (curriculum and skill area centers), skill objectives, and criteria for selecting materials and equipment. (SBH)