Intended for use by parents of children and youth with disabilities, this guide offers guidelines for planning for a smooth transition into a new special education placement necessitated by a family move. The question-answer format addresses such questions as the following: "Will the school in my new neighborhood offer special education…

Beginning with brief descriptions of the statutory duties of school board presidents and clerks, as well as of boards and administrators in teacher hearing procedures, this handbook is intended to serve as a guide for administrators, local board presidents, clerks, and secretaries in recording board of education meetings. Following chapter 1's…

This staff manual provides a thorough description of the functions, procedures, and files of the monograph acquisitions department at South Carolina's Clemson University Library. It is noted that the department is responsible for both firm order and standing order purchases. Following introductory material, the principal processes of searching,…

Designed to assist Ohio educators with the responsibility of complying with the Copyright Revision Act of 1976, this handbook is intended to be used as a tool by library media personnel working in concert with school boards and local administrators to determine policies and procedures for compliance. Discussions include the following topics: (1) a…

This handbook describes the following aspects of the operation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Donated Food Distribution Program in Wisconsin: (1) who can participate; (2) how Wisconsin gets commodities; (3) what types of commodities are available; (4) distribution and billing procedures; (5) commodity storage; (6) commodity processing; (7)…

This manual has been designed to assist in the conversion of schools to the SIMS (Student Information Management System) School System. SIMS is based on a software package modified for use in the North Carolina Public School System. The term "conversion" refers to the process of changing the current records system to a new one, thus…

By New Jersey law, school boards are required to develop written policies governing their operations as a public body and the operation of the school district. This guide is intended to give board members and administrators a working knowledge of the policy process in local school district governance. Provided are background information,…

This workbook, coordinated with Manatt Teacher Performance Evaluation (TPE) workshops, summarizes large group presentation in sequence with the transparancies used. The first four modules of the workbook deal with the state of the art of evaluating and improving teacher performance; the development of the TPE system, including selection of…

The Duval County (Florida) Public Schools have developed a 14-step model for planning and developing school-based program budgets. The steps include (1) developing a projected basic operating budget, (2) performing a needs assessment, (3) developing plans for annual school instructional improvement, (4) ranking needs and improvement plans for the…

Program documentation is an important role for evaluation in both formative and summative modes. It should describe processes, materials, participants and social interactions which produce certain outcomes. Program evaluation should judge the effect of the program and depict effective practices, products and outcomes. To demonstrate program…

Five booklets are designed to inform parents of exceptional students in Florida about their child's education. The first covers eight steps in planning and continuing a child's education from referral through staffing and IEP (individualized education program) development to re-evaluation and subsequent staffing. Booklet 2 focuses on the IEP, its…

The Texas Part-Time Work Experience (PT-WEX) Program gives migrant high school students an opportunity to (1) explore their work and personal values and interests; (2) apply and learn skills in a job after school; (3) develop new career choices; and (4) obtain job experience. This manual provides participants of the PT-WEX program with some…

The major factors affecting successful recruitment and utilization of school volunteers are reviewed in this booklet. The possibilities opened by such programs and the control that can be exercised over them are stressed in the opening pages of the document to encourage program implementation and assuage unnecessary fears. A 17-step process for…

Schools and school districts are advised to keep detailed records on incidents of violence and vandalism in order to (1) plan for school safety and security; (2) plan policies and programs for better student control and the improvement of attitudes; (3) evaluate the success of efforts to reduce violence and vandalism; and (4) increase the…

The document contains work sheets and score sheets for a curriculum designed for visually impaired students at the prereadiness (prekindergarten), readiness (kindergarten), and academic (primary grades) levels. Work sheets include pictures, word lists, sentence exercises, mathematics problems, and diagrams. Score sheets, which correspond to the…