Chapter 2 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is a formula grant program providing funds for state and local education agencies to improve elementary and secondary education, meet the special educational needs of at-risk/high-cost students, and support innovative school programs. The study describes and evaluates the range of…

This report describes a 1979 survey of 389 Iowa school districts which was conducted to determine the state of instructional materials selection policies in each district. Respondents, usually high school library media specialists, furnished data in three areas: (1) the current state of their district media selection policies, (2) selection policy…

This report presents the findings of a survey of all school boards in Ontario (Canada) concerning the status of policies to ensure racial and ethnic equality. Of the 124 boards surveyed, 100 responded. The following major findings are presented: (1) 39 boards have policies in place, three other boards have completed draft policies, and 22 boards…

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…

Causes for the low representation of females in school administrative positions are considered in this study, which focused specifically on two areas: the frustration and acceptance factors. The frustration factor relates to the sense of futility felt when applying for an administrative position. The acceptance factor relates to those females who…

Assesses the resources and services of the Central Education Library of the Peel Board of Education through a survey of the views and opinions of its two primary user groups: (1) members of the Peel Board of Education, and (2) faculty in graduate education programs in Ontario. (19 references) (LAE)

Student and family choice among public schools in a district and between districts was studied via a survey of 404 public school districts in New York State. Responding districts represented 56% of all operating districts in the state. District enrollments ranged from 51 to 44,250 students. Of the 404 districts, 192 had multiple buildings with…

Findings from a study to identify changes in school board political values and school district policy as a result of change in school board members following community dissatisfaction are presented in this paper. The narrow objective was to analyze change in board members' political values and subsequent policy changes resulting from social change…

The first survey of states regarding performance-based teacher certification was conducted in 1972, and a second survey was conducted in 1974. This 1976 report is a follow-up study of the previous surveys. The information provided in this report was obtained by requesting a description of activities directly from each state department of…

Intended for New York State school board members, the guide outlines the responsibilities of board members regarding education of handicapped students. An overview of state and federal rules and regulations is followed by sections on the board's role in the following areas: working with the Committee on the Handicapped, identifying children in…

School board members, district superintendents, and building principals in 170 districts in 16 western states were surveyed to determine the role of school boards in school self-study evaluations. Analysis of the questionnaires resulted in the following conclusions: (1) board members seldom assisted in the evaluation process, especially in larger…

This study sought to determine the differences between perceptions of school superintendents and school board presidents in Louisiana public school districts on the criterion variable of superintendent competencies needed for continued employment in the superintendency. It sought as well to determine if these differences are related to the…

This report examines the roles and functions of state coordinating and governing boards of higher education. Data are from a study reviewing 20 years' worth of data and a current survey. After an introductory section, the first section analyzes historical trends which suggest modest growth in appropriations over the period. Section 2, based on the…

This report summarizes input from a communication panel of four State Directors of Special Education and one state staff member who helped develop an instrument for determining to what extent administrative, discretionary, and flow-through funds of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act were being used to support school reform…

The Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) of 1990 was adopted after the Kentucky Supreme Court declared the state's system of schools unconstitutional. The purpose of this study was to identify the sources of information about KERA and to describe community attitudes toward KERA in rural Kentucky school districts during the first few months the law…