During recent years, there has been increasing interest within both the public and private sectors in the use of alternative work schedules. While a sizable body of literature exists on the use of work scheduling variations among private employers, there is a dearth of information concerning the extent and impact of alternative work schedules in…

The purpose of this handbook is to provide assistance to kindergarten through grade two classroom teachers in assessing student needs and implementing strategies to increase student achievement and mastery of the basic skills in the language arts. The first part of the handbook presents the underlying considerations in determining appropriate…

This report contains information on the 1980 Basic Skills Assessment Writing Sample that the New Mexico State Department of Education administered to over 1,000 tenth grade students. Sections of the report provide the following information: (1) background data and an explanation of holistic scoring, which was used in the assessment; (2)…

Treating all major aspects of the writing assessment process, this manual is designed to help school districts evaluate writing in order to improve students' writing skills. The first major section of the manual presents background information on general measurement issues, such as evaluating writing ability by means of direct and indirect…

The book discusses the implications of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 on providers of health, education, and social services for the handicapped in the state of New Jersey. Among the aspects covered are a general overview; general provisions of Section 504; program accessibility; building codes; a model transition plan; employment…

A study was conducted to provide information and representative examples necessary for the establishment of administrative procedures required in conducting a statewide program to assess the occupational competency of vocational-technical instructors. The data used in the study was obtained from a review of the current literature, samples of forms…

The eleventh conference of state education agency (SEA) dissemination representatives on state and federal education dissemination programs was held in Arlington, Virginia, in June 1978. Dissemination efforts of selected federal education programs were discussed, including the Office of Education's (OE) Teacher Center program, Title IV, a state…

The guide's major target audiences are local officials and leaders of community organizations; the major purposes are to introduce rural leaders to a wide range of assistance possibilities, to inform leaders of the processes involved in obtaining assistance from these various resources, and to encourage greater involvement on the part of rural…

In this report, revisions made by the New Jersey State Board of Education to its administrative code in order to implement provisions of the law providing an additional cost factor for the state compensatory education fund are described. Methods utilized by Federal and State governments for targeting resources are discussed. including…

Some uses of achievement tests to provide information for school administrators are described. Three systematic programs are described briefly: (1) a computer-based approach to management and planning designed to answer what is to be learned, how is it to be learned, and has it been learned; (2) a problem solving design for accountability that…

Intended for parents of handicapped children, the handbook summarizes information regarding legal rights in the following areas: procedural safeguards (records, program planning, assessments), hearings, resource information, due process rights, local education agency resources, membership in the Maryland State Board of Education, state advisory…

The paper describes a 5-year longitudinal study of a Texas school district's implementation of an individualized mainstream special education program. "Plan A" program activities and outcomes are reported for five phases (sample subtopics in parentheses): initiation in one high school, one junior high school and eight elementary schools…

This hypothesis-generating study of New York, Michigan and California social services for children attempts to assess the adequacy of Title XX social service programs, the WIC (women, infants and children) feeding program, and the EPSDT (early periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment) program. Data were obtained through literature searches,…

In spring l977, a five-member team used the Shepard evaluation method to review the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). The team's activities were the initial stage of a complete formative MEAP assessment. The Shepard evaluation method consists of a checklist which provides nearly 50 topics to investigate when conducting an evaluation…

This guide to resources in career education is divided into two parts: national resources and South Carolina resources. Both parts contain sections on resources for funding, materials, people, and programs. Additional references are provided where appropriate. For example, other national resources listed include advisory councils, associations,…