This booklet is an inventory of selected state plans and programs in career education. It is not intended to be a complete and comprehensive guide; rather, it is designed to be illustrative, to be expanded and elaborated upon as needed. The authors focus on each state separately, discussing philosophy and programs. Appendixes I and II categorize a…

Presented by the Iowa Department of Public Instruction are recommendations for comprehensive hearing conservation services and educational programing for hearing impaired (HI) pupils. Part 1 consists of Iowa's Rules of Special Education which are arranged under 10 divisions: authority, scope, general principles and definitions; methods of…

This guide demonstrates a new way of utilizing the planning process within a social movement context in view of developing a state master plan for environmental education. In addition the book serves as a guide to realistic planning, including models, definitions, and examples. The guide contains five parts: Part One - The background, Part Two -…

Guidance and counseling is an integral part of the need fulfillment in the educational process. This truth was established and accepted by Kansas and it was further determined that, if true, then there needed to be an acceptable organized guidance program with a properly certified counselor working in a program with goals, objectives, and expected…

This pamphlet is designed for teachers, administrators, prospective teachers, and those engaged in teacher education who need information about certification. It incorporates certification policies adopted by Montana's Board of Public Education as of April 25, 1975, as well as current state office regulations and administrative guidelines. Also…

This annual publication serves as a directory and statistical guide to programs funded under Title VII, the Bilingual Act, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended in 1968. The 320 programs in 41 states and territories are listed by the name of the funded agency or district and are arranged by state and city. The languages…

This handbook was prepared as a service to those concerned with regulations of the Kansas State Board of Education pertaining to issuance of certificates to teach or administer schools. These regulations provide for systematic issuance of original teacher and administrator certificates and for their renewal. The certification requirements are…

While the Louisiana State Department of Education does not mandate the total scope of career education programs offered at the local levels, it is essential that a common core of ideas be promoted in order to assess the statewide progress of the programs. The bulletin presents goals and objectives for career and occupational development for ages…

Outlined is a state plan to individualize the education of the gifted and talented students in the public schools through acceleration, enrichment, or a combination of both. Sections cover the following programs components: needs assessment, definition of gifted and talented children and youth, the Hawaii Department of Education position…

Since the California Assessment Program began in 1972 to provide information for evaluation of school programs in California, major changes in testing practices have occurred. Scholastic aptitude testing has been eliminated in all grades; state-designed reading and basic skills tests are administered in grades one, two, three, six, and twelve.…

This report presents specific educational objectives for grades K-8 in Delaware's public schools. The objectives evolved from nine major goals for education adopted by the State board of education in the spring of 1972. Specific objectives for each subject area were developed by task forces made up of teachers, supervisors, and administrators from…