A training form is described which includes a majority of the questions and vocabulary words encountered by handicapped learners applying for entry level jobs. Use of the form will help students respond to common items in job applications. (CL)

This document presents a descriptive documentation of the steps that were required in planning and evaluating an academic tour of special libraries that was sponsored by Mankato State University of Mankato, Minnesota. It is divided into five parts: (1) introduction, (2) internal and external tour procedures, (3) checklist of tour planning steps,…

This general user guide to the Educational Information System for Ontario (EISO) deals with the simple logistics of acquiring material from the system. Since EISO was developed as a way for Ontario citizens to use the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base in the United States, a preliminary description of ERIC is provided.…

The Dade County (Florida) school system saved building space and money with a records management program for student and administrative records and with a modern microfilm electronic filing system. (Author/MLF)

The activities and procedures for Education Service Center, Region 20, Evaluation Services' time accounting system are described. Each individual in the evaluation component at the end of the working day records his or her time spent on an activity. This is done through the use of the time accounting form which is completed and turned in weekly to…

The document consists of the final report of the PEEEC (Project for Early Education of Exceptional Children) Outreach program, a program to stimulate high quality programs for preschool handicapped children and families in Kentucky. Following a definition of terms are sections outlining goals, objectives, and activities of three program…

The procedure described here--written for the Frederick County Public Schools, Maryland--is an approach to planning, controlling, and evaluating organizational operations that emphasizes objectives and performance standards against which organizational results can be measured. The paper discusses purposes of the work plan and evaluation system,…

Presents revision of Book Industry Systems Advisory Committee (BISAC) format designed specifically for electronic transmission of purchase orders for monograph or series titles combining fixed and variable length data fields which was approved in January 1983. Special characters, sample address descriptions, summary of fixed records, glossary, and…

Discusses school board members' expenses that may be tax deductible, including newsletter funds and such business expenses as those for travel, telephone calls, organizational dues, professional publications, cards, gifts, entertainment, and a home office. (JM)

Reviews some of the highlights of American archival history research, especially the growing interest in cultural and public history. Discusses the multidisciplinary nature of archive research, the impact of technology, and the re-emergence of records and record-keeping systems as a core area for study. (Contains 54 references.) (LRW)

Describes state open-records laws and school district policies and procedures for responding to citizen requests for public records information. Includes information about requirement in recently enacted No Child Left Behind Act for districts to provide the military with access to student directory information. (PKP)

Sealed for 50 years, the transcripts of the executive session hearings conducted by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, as chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in 1953 and 1954, were recently opened for research. The Senate Historical Office edited the transcripts for publication by the Government Printing Office and on the…

Data residing in institutional and system-level record systems are often under-exploited as a resource for decision-making. Whilst the data might neither have the characteristics, nor meet the quality demanded, of formal research projects, their relative availability offers advantages to the policy-maker and practitioner. This article illustrates…

This report presents data on home schooling in the state of Arkansas that covers: students withdrawn from home school; home school student count by county, district, and grade level; and home school enrollments by grade and gender. The report contains the texts of the Arkansas Code Annotated Section 6-15-501 through Section 6-15-508 Home School…

This study included a review of the literature to determine if tools exist for the evaluation of nonclassroom assigned certificated school personnel. All unified school districts in California with ADA between ten and twelve thousand were polled to ascertain their practices for similar situations. A problem-solving team was established to review…