This booklet is a compilation of school reports and report forms used in secondary schools. The editor has gathered sample forms from various schools in Australia. The prefatory remarks explain norm referenced and criterion referenced reports. Many schools use parent teacher interviews or student profiles as reporting procedures. The profile,…

Describes a study to develop and teach a curriculum in medical care evaluation including the problem-oriented medical record, for third- and fourth-year medical students. (Author/PG)

Farm management is the key to successful farming, and an indispensable management tool is the computer. (EA)

Examples of forms 20 school districts use to obtain personal references on teacher candidates are reproduced. (PGD)

This booklet discusses the definition and purpose of a comprehensive needs assessment, summarizes information on eight selected needs assessment models, and presents a step-by-step plan for school districts to follow in conducting a comprehensive needs assessment. The main part of the booklet consists of a detailed outline for conducting a school…

These forms implement the management by objectives (MBO) program that is the subject of the cited ERIC documents. The forms can be used to implement a workable MBO system in office, bureau, department, division, agency, institution, school, or community. The forms are intended to provoke critical analysis rather than lengthy replies. As a general…

This is a guide for recording one's family history. With the use of tape recorders, recording or home videotape systems and simple interviewing techniques, anyone--child or adult--can easily prepare oral biographies to track their families' chronicles. The guide presents instructions for interviewing relatives and friends. Included is a…

The document offers guidelines for an intake method used by the Kentucky Project for Early Education of Exceptional Children (PEEEC) staff in the placement of a referred child for special education services. Intake procedures are outlined for the following steps: initial referral, initial contact with parent, referral screening recommendations…

The manual presents step by step procedures for referral to the Longfellow Education Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota) which provides psychoeducational services for emotionally disturbed children in grades 6 through 9. Following a section on general criteria for eligibility is an outline for the six referral steps: screening, followup meeting,…

The responsibilities of Chicago Online Users' Group (COLUG) officers, coordinators, liaisons, and committee chairpersons are described in this manual. All descriptions identify the type of position (elected or appointed), its length of term, its general responsibilities, and its duties. The manual was devised to (1) inform COLUG members of their…

The effective evaluation of superintendents can be of great use to both school boards and the superintendents themselves. This booklet on superintendent evaluation begins with an outline of the general development of evaluation methods from informal assessments to sophisticated, mutually conducted, written performance reviews. The uses of essay…

Forms filed annually by private foundations with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), namely the Return of Private Foundation Exempt from Income Tax, 990-PF, and the Annual Report of Private Foundation, 990-AR, contain valuable information which may reveal the scope and purpose of a foundation's past grants. This is the only reliable way to…

The file organization for the computerized Flora North America (FNA) data bank is described. A four level character hierarchy allows subdivision of any flora description into as many as four levels in order to specify plant character precisely. Terms at any one level will not necessarily be parallel in status. Both PLANTS and LEAVES serve as…