This publication contains the final report of the task of the Ohio State Legislative Service Commission (LSC) Study Committee on Job Training and Workforce Development Programs. The task was to review the state's job training and workforce development programs and formulate a plan to centralize the programs under one state agency. Section 1 of the…

One goal of the May 1968 reorganization of the Columbus Public School System, was to provide for a system capability in evaluation and research. (Author/MB)

The authors outline the school finance reform process in Ohio, emphasizing the groups that played central roles in the process. The major group was the state legislature and its policy study group, the Educational Review Committee, but the state department of education, the various educational associations, and the executive branch were also…

Supervision as understood in well-organized city systems has little resemblance to the annual visitation of schools as practiced by many county or other rural superintendents. The majority of these officers are fully conscious of the limitations imposed upon them by the conditions under which they work and they are active in their efforts to…

The supervisor of consumer education for the Ohio State Department of Education lists guidelines developed for the consumer education coordinators placed in 16 of Ohio's 102 vocational education planning districts. He notes that the State provides funds for two services operated by the coordinators, resource libraries, and inservice programs. (MF)

Presents the five goals and supporting outcomes that represent students' knowledge and habits of mind resulting from participation in a pre-K through grade-13 science education programs in Ohio. The five goals are in the following areas: (1) the nature of science, (2) the physical setting, (3) the living environment, (4) societal perspectives, and…

I examine the state policy context of implementing an initiative that transforms the training and role of today's school counselors. This is essentially a story of political process. Like the implementation of many initiatives, the Transforming School Counselor Initiative (TSCI) is a process of gaining support and then institutionalizing a…

A survey of Ohio rural superintendents examined their perceptions of the methods by which the State of Ohio Department of Education influences public school districts. The Power Perception Profile, which classifies power into seven categories, was completed by 63 rural, 53 suburban, and 42 urban Ohio superintendents with reference to the state…

Presented are texts of Ohio state laws regarding the provision and funding of special educational programs, school attendance, and related issues. Laws regarding special educational programs deal with such topics as classes and training of teachers for the handicapped, inspection of classes, programs for the gifted, definition of handicapped…

The pamphlet on speech and hearing services offered by the Ohio Department of Education discusses both the general status of speech and hearing services, and certification and program standards. The general status of Ohio's programs is described in terms of the history of speech and hearing therapy in Ohio, the present status of units in speech…

Discusses the following topics concerning Ohio higher education: the political role of state universities; the role of coordinating boards; the political resources; and the relationship of political leaders to higher education. (Author/PG)

This symposium on urban education and urban environment heard addresses by several state and city superintendents of education, a representative of HEW, the director of the NAACP, the president of the National Association of State Boards of Education, and a professor and columnist. Discussed were such topics as the leadership role of state…

Briefly described are educational and medical clinical services and evaluation procedures for hearing impaired, visually impaired, and deaf-blind children in Ohio. The services are said to assess individual student needs and to facilitate educational placement and programing in special education classes or at state schools for the blind or the…

This handbook contains guidelines for the use of Ohio school districts in developing policy on student behavior, rights, and responsibilities. There are three main sections. The first describes current Federal and State law and practices relevant to student rights. The second deals with specific student behaviors that are often the subject of…

This handbook is intended to assist Ohio school district officials in taking all necessary and reasonable means to alleviate racial imbalances which may be present among pupils or staff. First, court rulings on segregation since 1954 are analyzed. Aspects particularly related to school district policy are highlighted. School district actions…