Presented in the first of two volumes are procedures and forms designed to assist Oregon school districts in complying with P.L. 94-142 (Education of All Handicapped Children Act) in developing special education programs. The volume is divided into six sections: preliminary steps, screening, referral, multi-disciplinary assessment, individualized…

One of a series of manuals developed by the Home and Community-Based Career Education Project, the publication presents the activities of the project's research and evaluation component, which continually informs the staff about project development and describes client characteristics, needs, decisions, and plans. Generic issues which must be…

Volume 10 of the 19-volume Highway Safety Program Manual (which provides guidance to State and local governments on preferred highway safety practices) focuses on traffic records. The purpose and specific objectives of a traffic records program are discussed. Federal authority in the area of highway safety and policies regarding a traffic records…

To design a residential school program for multiply handicapped blind children and to develop identifying procedures for prospects for this type of program, 15 children (ages 5 to 13, legally blind, educationally retarded, multiply handicapped) of both sexes were enrolled in a 12 month program. The curriculum was based on a systematic presentation…

This guide is intended for use by vocational instructors wishing to integrate environmental science concepts and vocational skills in their high school classrooms. The first section recounts the process of developing an integrated environmental science-vocational education program at Sandy Union High School in Sandy, Oregon. Planning a combined…

The 11 processes and models, developed between 1979-82 for use by local migrant education projects, include guidelines for assessing the project's needs for external resources in all program areas and for conducting an inventory of the materials and equipment needs. A process for analyzing staffing is followed by tips for hiring bilingual staff. A…

Following a situational analysis of the status of continuing education (CE) of registered nurses (RNs) in Florida, a series of activities were undertaken to implement the findings of this analysis and foster a statewide system of CE for RNs. These activities were designed to meet the following eight operational objectives: (1) To increase…

Described are activities of the first 2 years of the Chapel Hill Gifted-Handicapped Project, a demonstration program to identify gifted-handicapped and gifted-disadvantaged children (3 to 6 years old) and provide them with a preschool program of enrichment activities and therapy and remediation in developmental areas. Sections address the…

School districts attempting to locate handicapped preschool children who may need special educational services can use the self-auditing methods in this handbook to measure the effectiveness of district childfind activities. The Delphi technique was used to develop a consensus concerning self-auditing methods among selected university professors…

After reviewing the current movement toward job enrichment, a system was designed for the technical services department of the Mercer County Community College Library. The Library Work Order Processing System, as tried between January and March, 1974, was designed to permit each worker more variety of jobs. The technical services department was…

The reporting booklet is required for the Census Data System (CDS) of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE); it contains the reporting forms which collect data that describe program structure and job-entry skill outcomes expected of program completors in the individual occupational education area of woodworking.…

This guide to implementing a school volunteer program was developed for the 1995 Wisconsin Volunteer-A-Thon project, which was intended to encourage individuals, schools, organizations, and corporations to volunteer time to youth and education. Part 1 contains a timeline for the implementation of the project, a description of how to participate,…

This document contains materials about and from an assessment of Wisconsin's associate degree marketing program. The document begins with a report containing the following: marketing program mission and vision statements; overview, conclusions, and recommendations of an assessment of marketing education needs in which recent graduates of the…

The objectives of this document are to assist teachers in understanding the holistic evaluation process, in developing a sound evaluative process for the school physical education program, in effectively communicating progress to students and parents, and in self-evaluating teacher performance and the program. The document includes basic…

Developed to assist employers in implementing a company-sponsored, on-site workplace literacy program for their employees, this guide is the result of experiences gained by the Seattle-King County, Washington, Private Industry Council, its partner agencies, and participating local employers. The guide contains sections on the following stages in…