Describes the curriculum and some of the experiences of students and teachers at a high school which adopted the Exploring Childhood curriculum, a part of HEW's Education for Parenthood program. The teenagers are given regular and respondible roles in day care centers (in conjunction with classwork) as preparation for parenthood and as an…

Delaware County (Pennsylvania) Community College received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to use college work-study students to teach literacy. The college cooperated with the Delaware County Literacy Council in order to train tutors and clerical personnel and place them in tutoring or program support functions. A total of 30…

The Fond du Lac (Wisconsin) Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) Program was adopted and implemented to replace the traditional work experience program for senior year educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students at a public high school. The EBCE program had two major priorities--to create a set of learning experiences which were uniquely…

THIS PROJECT WAS INITIATED TO HELP PUBLIC SCHOOLS MEET SOME OF THE MAJOR REHABILITATION NEEDS OF MENTALLY RETARDED PUPILS THROUGH A COORDINATED PROGRAM OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY SPECIAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. THE 24 STEPS IN THE PROJECT INCLUDED--(1) A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT OUTLINED INDIVIDUAL AGENCY AND RECIPROCAL…

AN OUTLINE OF THE EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED (IQ RANGE 50 THROUGH MID 70'S) PROGRAM IN THE CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRESENTS PLACEMENT PROCEDURES, COURSES RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES SEVEN THROUGH 12, AND WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM, GRADING AND PROMOTION PROCEDURES, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR OPENING NEW CLASSES. (JZ)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE EVERETT HIGH SCHOOLS JOB THRESHOLD PROGRAM ARE SELECTED INDIVIDUALLY FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE 3-YEAR, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE 3-YEAR PROGRAM COMBINES CLASSWORK WITH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND WORKS TOWARD REGULAR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES,…

INVESTIGATED WAS THE QUESTION WHY BOYS OF 16 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE DROP OUT OF SCHOOL AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR A PRODUCTIVE AND SATISFACTORY LIFE IN SOCIETY. THE JOB PREPARATION PROGRAM BEGAN WITH BILL NUMBER 72 OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. IT INCLUDED SHOP TRAINING IN VARIOUS VOCATIONS SUCH AS RADIO-TV REPAIR, INDUSTRIAL…

STEP IS A PART-TIME SCHOOL, PART-TIME WORK PROGRAM FOR POTENTIAL SCHOOL DROPOUTS 15 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. PUPILS ATTEND SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND WORK IN THE AFTERNOON. THE TEACHER-COORDINATOR PLAYS THE KEY ROLE AND MEETS WITH A GROUP OF 15 TO 20 PUPILS DAILY TO "ORIENT" THEM TO SCHOOL AND WORK. THE COORDINATOR COUNSELS HIS PUPILS…

SIXTY-SIX PROGRAMS FOR THE POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL DROPOUT, THE EARLY SCHOOL LEAVER, THE EMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS AND ADULTS ARE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAM TITLE, YEAR OF ORIGIN, PURPOSE OF PROGRAM, METHOD OF OPERATION, GRADES, AGES, AND NUMBERS SERVICES, FACILITIES UTILIZED, AND ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST. PRESENTATION IS AS…

THE CURRICULUM BASE SHOULD RELATE TO THE REGULAR CURRICULUM AND TO THE PUPIL'S ABILITY, TO THE END THAT HE MAY NOT BE SET APART FROM HIS PEER GROUP IN THE JUNIOR OR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SETTING. SUCH A GUIDANCE-CENTERED APPROACH HAS SEVERAL GENERAL OBJECTIVES. IT SHOULD HELP THE BOYS ACHIEVE SELF-UNDERSTANDING THROUGH REALISTIC VALUES AND GOALS.…

Off-campus work-learning programs have developed because of a demand by students and the education community for a more relevant postsecondary education experience. The purpose of this guide is to provide information, ideas, and suggestions to enable the financial aid officer to better meet the demands of an off-campus College Work-Study Program…

During 1972-73 the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency had to deal with the problems of both the victims of the 1972 flood in Pennsylvania and the returning veterans. The report covers three state programs. (1) The State Scholarship Program made 105,501 awards at $62,759,544. There were 30,701 recipients who were 1972 high school…

During the year 1973, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) conducted a five-phase research program on postsecondary student financial needs and resources in Kentucky. This document deals with phase V of that study. The major objective on phase V is the development of model student assistance programs for Kentucky. KHEAA has…

Administration procedures and program organization is the topical consideration of nine papers selected from those presented at the CEC Northwest Regional Conference (Vancouver, British Columbia, October 21-24, 1970). The presentations include an introduction to interdistrict cooperatives; special education and government and problems in rural…