A UNIFORM WITHDRAWAL OR TRANSFER FORM HAS BEEN PREPARED TO BE USED IN MIGRATORY SCHOOLS IN TEXAS. SPACE IS PROVIDED ON THE FIRST PAGE FOR NAME OF PUPIL, AGE, GRADE, DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH, AND THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PARENTS. PAGE 2 IS THE SCHOOL REPORT, WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SCHOOL, DATES OF OPENING AND CLOSING, NAME OF SCHOOL…

This paper is a brief policy statement concerning evaluation procedures and criteria for administrators in the Baltimore City Public Schools. A breakdown of criteria includes assessment of educational leadership, management ability, communications, and personal and professional development. Included at the end are numerous forms for evaluating…

This article details the adventures of locating old school records and the necessity of preserving them both for historical educational interest and for practical purposes such as documentation of peoples' ages. (JA)

Describes an eight-step bid-analysis procedure that includes comparing bids with specifications, listing options offered by the bidders, assigning costs to each option, and comparing the bids without desired options. Presents a sample bid-analysis chart. (RW)

Provides forms for readers to use to help compile an annotated bibliography of materials on copyright issues affecting education. Forms for books; magazine, newspaper, or encyclopedia articles; court cases; audiovisual works; and electronic resources are included. (LRW)

Objectives: Substance exposed infants present a major challenge to child welfare and public health systems. Prenatal substance exposure and continued substance abuse in the home are associated with a wide range of adverse social, emotional, and developmental outcomes. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the use of recovery coaches in…

In 2007, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) conducted an assessment of a sample of Year 6 and Year 10 students across Australia to assess their proficiency in civics and citizenship. The assessment of civics and citizenship is part of a national plan that has been put in place to monitor and…

In 2007, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) conducted an assessment of a sample of Year 6 and Year 10 students across Australia to assess their proficiency in civics and citizenship. The assessment of civics and citizenship is part of a national plan that has been put in place to monitor and…

This study develops an explanatory framework for fear of neighborhood crime based on respondents' social context and local rates of assault injuries. Rates of assault injuries within zip codes are based on hospital discharge records. We find that only four variables have a significant unique contribution to fear of crime: respondent's sex,…

This book contains a collection of formal and informal reading assessments for use with students in Grades K-12. These assessments assist the teacher in targeting areas of strength and weakness, in monitoring student reading development, and in planning appropriate instruction. Unlike large-scale achievement tests, the majority of these…

The lack of legal recognition of same-sex couples can leave partners vulnerable in a crisis or emergency. Advance planning is one strategy couples can use to establish legal rights. Analyses of data collected from both partners in 131 same-sex couples suggested that executing advance-planning documents (wills, powers of attorney for finance and…

Techniques and strategies of identifying and involving 4-H alumni are discussed and described via a model of the Tennessee 4-H Alumni, Inc., which began in 1975. Following an introduction, the guide begins with a section on finding and organizing alumni which encompasses alumni organizers (organizational decisions, model alumni association);…

Provided information about rental procedures for performance materials for musical works and an order form supplied by the Music Publisher's Association of the United States and the American Symphony Orchestra League. (Author/RK)

The Problem-Oriented Record can be used as a tool to facilitate accountability by explaining what actions have been taken and why. It allows the social worker to plan and assess interventions in terms of his predefined goals. (Author)