The booklet describes the accomplishments of Project Skill, an approach to providing employment in Wisconsin civil service positions for mildly mentally retarded or restored emotionally disturbed persons. In addition to an historical review of the project, the report focuses on the following aspects (subtopics in parentheses): job development…

The profiles of the California Statewide assessment program permit comparison of a district's test performance with that of previous years and of other districts. After a brief explanation of the tests' development, content, administration, and limitations, this interpretive guide explains how the results are displayed in the district profiles. A…

Individuals who have not completed high school now have the opportunity to earn a high school diploma without returning to the classroom. This document presents a brief description of high school equivalency diploma programs, which are directed at the adult dropout. Pertinent information about the various equivalency diploma programs is presented…

The second of a series of self-instructional learning modules designed to familiarize users with Oregon minimum standards for public schools, this document outlines and explains the publication "Elementary-Secondary Guide for Oregon Schools: Part II Suggestions," a 1977 State Department of Education publication. Part 2 of the guide…

The goal of the doctoral dissertation summarized here was to find an equitable school finance plan that applied the same tax rate in all districts and resulted in the smallest variance in the expenditure per weighted pupil unit (WPU) between districts in Arizona for the 1971-72 school year. Six finance plans were developed for analysis and were…

The results of a conference on the delivery of vocational education to handicapped students in New Jersey are presented. After an introductory section detailing the organization of the conference, addresses by T. McNulty on the need for collaboration in the vocational education of handicapped children and J. Richardson on the need for…

The document, half of which consists of appendixes, presents a report to the Utah State legislature by the Social Services Interim Committee regarding child abuse and neglect. The problems that Utah faces with child abuse and neglect are summarized, and the appropriate steps currently being taken are outlined. National progress and trends in…

The Pennsylvania School Improvement Program (PSIP) was created to assist local schools and school districts in the development of curriculum improvement strategies. The process involves the use of "linkers," curriculum specialists who work with teams from the local level to ascertain needs, then connect the local teams with the research…

This final report includes information concerning the Iowa-UPSTEP Program, a preservice teacher education project first funded in 1970. Contents of this report include a discussion of the initial program outline; descriptions of general education and science program requirements that arose out of the Program; a history of the major phases of the…

SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED IN SEVERAL CENTERS FOR CHILDREN OF MIGRANT PARENTS IN NEW YORK STATE WERE DESCRIBED. ATTENDANCE WAS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT THE 6-WEEK PERIOD. A CHILD CARE CENTER AND TRANSPORTATION WERE PROVIDED. THE BUDGET FOR THE SEVERAL CENTERS VARIED WITH SIZE, PROGRAM, AND SPECIFIC PROBLEMS, EMPHASIS WAS PLACED UPON BASIC SKILLS…

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATES SELECTED ASPECTS OF THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS CAUSED BY MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITY AND OF THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. THE MEANING AND EXTENT OF DISABILITY, CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISABLED, AND THE EFFECTS OF DISABILITY ON SOCIETY ARE DISCUSSED. A CHAPTER ON VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION IN THE UNITED…

TWO PRINCIPLES SHOULD GUIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS--(1) EVERY OFFERING OF AN INSTITUTION DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ADULTS SHOULD REFLECT THE STRENGTHS AND CAPABILITIES OF THAT INSTITUTION, AND (2) EVERY CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY INTEGRATED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONAL DEPARTMENT OF THE CAMPUS INVOLVED. THE JUNIOR…

SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE URGED TO PURSUE DESEGREGATION AND COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS SIMULTANEOUSLY RATHER THAN FOLLOWING ONLY ONE OF THESE TWO ACTIVITIES. COMPENSATORY EDUCATION, WHATEVER ITS IMMEDIATE VALUES, IS SEEN AS ONLY A PARTIAL MEASURE. EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY COMBINED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS ARE GIVEN. FUNDAMENTAL PROPOSITIONS…

THIS SURVEY EXAMINED THE RELATIONSHIP OF FLORIDA TO STATES OF SIMILAR SIZE CONCERNING SERVICES AND SIZE OF STAFF FOR THE EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN DURING 1965-1966 IN THESE SEVEN AREAS--SPEECH HANDICAPPED, SPECIAL LEARNING PROBLEMS (INCLUDING EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED, NEUROLOGICALLY IMPAIRED, BRAIN DAMAGED, SOCIALLY MALADJUSTED, AND…

CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS IN ARKANSAS INCLUDE (1) A PROJECTED ENROLLMENT OF AT LEAST 300 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS IN THE THIRD YEAR OF OPERATION, (2) ASSESSED VALUATION ADEQUATE TO PROVIDE FROM LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES ONE-THIRD OF THE ANNUAL OPERATING COST AND THE TOTAL DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY,…