A project set up to combine the treatment skills of a voluntary agency and the educational expertise of grade school teachers resulted in improved adjustment by acting-out, underachieving children. The demonstration sheds light on the essentials for away-from-school programs of this kind. (SDH)

Presented are 18 articles on media/library systems and services for handicapped and gifted students. Entries include the following titles and authors: "Implications of Public Law 94-142" (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) by G. Calovini; "Mainstreaming--Present Shock" by L. Stowell and C. Terry; "Media Services…

This paper describes and evaluates the Bilingual Pupil Services Program in New York City. This program provided small group instructional services in reading and mathematics to students of Hispanic background whose regular teachers and bilingual coordinators identified them as requiring supplementary instruction because of language difficulties or…

Described in the procedures manual are guidelines under which Bergen County (New Jersey) Region III operates in providing a comprehensive educational program to special needs students. Guidelines are outlined for the following major areas (sample subareas are in parentheses): organization (name, membership districts, and role of officers); purpose…

The document describes findings of a study of the cost of special education and related services for handicapped children, using information from a national survey taken in 1977-1978. Twenty chapters cover the following study components: objective of the study; summary of study findings; description of sample states and localities; data collection…

Oriented toward a direct instructional routine in preparation for regular school, the Philadelphia Prekindergarten Head Start Program (PKHS) provides experiences to counter-balance effects of social and economic disadvantagement; parent involvement; staff development; and special supportive services. It employs five instructional models: Bank…

THIS APPLICATION FROM A LARAMIE COUNTY, WYOMING, SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER TITLE I OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT INCLUDES BASIC DATA ON DISTRICT EXPENDITURES AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND ON THE SCHOOL-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISTRICT CHILDREN. IT ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT…

A GROUP COUNSELING CONFERENCE, INVOLVING 22 CONSULTANTS, PROVIDED MANY IDEAS RELATED TO GROUP COUNSELING AND RESEARCH. FUTURE RESEARCH GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED AND A VARIETY OF ASPECTS IN THE GROUP COUNSELING PROCESS WERE IDENTIFIED. MANY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE REPORTED, SUCH AS A PROJECT ON THEORETICAL ORIENTATIONS FOR INCLUSION OR…

An in-class survey of 1,198 students attending evening classes at Parkersburg Community College was conducted to determine: (1) the students' awareness of nine college services available during evening hours; (2) the additional services needed by evening students and the hours during which they should be provided; (3) the demographic and…

A booklet designed to assist and advise local districts on procedures and standards involved in obtaining state aid, and to encourage new ideas in school construction. The suggested planning process begins with an analysis of the area and the total population to be served. A consultant is recommended to examine the problems of optimum district…

This report presents the observations and recommendations of the Minimum Foundation Program of Education (MFPE) Study Committee, a 27-member group created by the Georgia legislature in 1973 to recommend improvements in the state's educational system that would lead toward an equitably financed public education program offering adequate educational…

The policy recommendations contained in this report are intended to provide financial guidelines that can be clearly understood by all concerned parties and allow for decision making at the local level within those guidelines. The recommendations provide institutions with a clear understanding of the state's relationship to financial…

The provision of recreational reading materials and programs for the special education student, defined for this study as the educable mentally retarded, is considered. The role and responsibility of the high school librarian in this area is defined, emphasizing cooperation with the special education classroom teachers. Methods which librarians…

The position taken here is that much greater stress needs to be put upon improving instruction through improving the amount and nature of the staff and the time resources available to the classroom teacher. The proposed minimum supportive-services staffing for a model educational unit would include six special services leaders (coordinators); six…

The bulletin, detailing the Oklahoma program for the education of exceptional children, is intended to provide guidelines for boards of education, administrators, special education teachers, and others involved in establishing and/or improving services for exceptional children. State law, state board of education regulations, teacher…