One of several booklets focusing on the development of different components of a career education program, this guide is intended to direct personnel in local school systems in the development of a summer career education exploration for seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students. In a question/answer format, the document defines the program,…

Written to help local school systems more fully utilize community expertise in their career education programs, this guide discusses the following topics in a question/answer format: What is community involvement? What challenges must be overcome to gain effective community involvement? and How are community involvement activities developed and…

Written as a guide to aid rural Appalachian high schools in the establishment of a work experience program, this booklet describes the development of a work experience program in six steps and then presents an example of a work experience program developed in Eastern Kentucky by this procedure. The guide also discusses the do's and don'ts of…

Using a hypothetical example of how a job placement program was developed in a small, rural community, this booklet is intended as a guide to aid local high school systems in the development of job placement programs. Written in a question/answer format, it focuses on four major objectives of a job placement program: To provide information to…

Described in this booklet are the planning, implementation, and evaluation stages needed in the development of a career education newsletter, a publication by the local school which keeps the community informed of career education activities and events. This guide explains the factors which must be determined in the production of the newsletter,…

Intended to guide local school systems in the development of a resource center for a career education program, this booklet identifies three kinds of resources which should be included: Human resources, community resources, and material resources. Then in a question/answer format, the guide explains the basic steps in identifying all resources…

Intended as a guide to instruct teachers how to write career education units for their students, this booklet briefly explains how to incorporate subject area objectives with career education objectives in six steps. A sample unit is included as a reference, and a discussion of five major problems that teachers may encounter during the development…

Intended to guide local high schools in the development of an orientation program for incoming freshmen, this booklet in a question/answer format presents the needs of such a program, the program goals, a step by step development plan, and a list of suggested resources. The guide also explains how to implement and evaluate the program and points…

This booklet explains in a step by step procedure how to develop a career education contest designed to provide incentive and recognition for students in the awareness, exploration, and preparation phases of career education. Written from a regional viewpoint (based on experience in a multi-district contest), the guide briefly describes these…

Information in the guidelines for Kentucky programs for exceptional children includes administration of classroom units and criteria for special classes and programs in the areas of crippled and special health problems, home and hospitalized instruction, trainable and educable mentally handicapped, deaf, hard of hearing, neurologically impaired,…

This guide outlines the procedures for organizing and implementing STAR Event competitions held for members of the Kentucky Future Homemakers of America. (An acronym for the phrase "students taking action with recognition," the term STAR event refers to regional contests dealing with the skills taught in vocational home economics…

THESE GUIDELINES OUTLINE SUGGESTIONS FOR (1) PLANNING AND EVALUATING COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, (2) DECIDING ON PROJECT ACTIVITIES, (3) DETERMINING TARGET AREAS AND BUDGET, AND (4) WRITING PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS. THEY ALSO CONTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF TEACHER AIDES, SUMMER…

A staff exchange project designed to provide for an exchange of vocational education teachers and administrators with supervisors and technicians from business and industry is presented in this handbook. A step-by-step plan, for use at State, regional, and local levels, is given for initiating, planning, and implementing an exchange project. Six…

This project paper explains the theoretical basis that educators used in writing developmental career education materials for Project Green River Opportunities for Work (GROW) in Region 3, Kentucky, and outlines the steps regional and district personnel took in laying the groundwork for the publication, "Learning Concepts in Career…

Intended to encourage children of all ages to read over the summer, this manual presents library-based programs, crafts, displays, and events with a medieval theme. The chapters of the manual are: (1) Introductory Materials; (2) Goals, Objectives and Evaluation; (3) Getting Started; (4) Common Program Structures; (5) Planning Timeline; (6)…