New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter XXI - Annual Program Plans › Part 2302 - Fiscal Year 1978 Annual Program Plan For Libraries And Learning Resources And Educational Innovation And Support › Section 2302.22 - Program for strengthening leadership resources of State educational agencies-activity A

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State Education Department planning, research and
				  evaluation.
(a)
Specific
				objectives.
The objective is to strengthen the capability of the
				  Education Department to conduct a comprehensive and systematic program of
				  statewide educational long-range planning, research, development and
				  evaluation. Critical educational problems and needs will be identified,
				  alternative solutions will be analyzed, and strategies and programs will be
				  proposed to eliminate problems and fulfill needs.
(b)
Specific activities.
(1) Long-range planning:
(i) Adult information/counseling services. To
				implement convenient services for adults seeking to pursue further education
				for employment or leisure.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. To examine alternative sources for funding
							 services.
Revisions to plans and submission of applications to
							 fund information services-September 1977
2. To design a statewide network of service
							 centers.
A program plan for service centers-December 1977
3. To implement a statewide contact point and regional
							 service centers.
Operational programs throughout the State-July 1,
							 1978
(ii)
				Education and the economy of New York State. To adjust educational programs and
				priorities to be more responsive to the present and projected economic
				conditions in New York State.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. To analyze economic projections in order to
							 determine impact on education in the State.
A report on the projections of economic conditions and
							 suggested actions-July 1977
2. To discuss economic problems and solutions with
							 educators and employers in the State.
Series of meetings with educators and
							 employers-September-December 1977
3. To implement corrective action programs to address
							 economic realities.
Operational programs to deal with the economic
							 conditions of the State-July 1, 1978
(iii) E.S.E.A. title I legislation. To revise
				the E.S.E.A. title I legislation based on the department's findings regarding
				the supplemental nature of the authorizing legislations.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. To meet with N.I.E., U.S.O.E. and the Institute for
							 Educational Leadership regarding the results of their studies.
Summary report of findings of studies-September
							 1977
2. To discuss New York State's findings with U.S.O.E.
							 and Congress.
Agreement on appropriate changes in the authorizing
							 legislations-November 1977
(iv)
				Comprehensive instructional management system. To serve New York City students
				with the CIM system.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. To work with the New York State Legislature and the
							 Governor's Office, and with Federal officials to secure funding for
							 C.I.M.S.
Funds for operating C.I.M.S. in New York City-July
							 1977
2. To work with the Central Board of New York City and
							 with selected community school districts in New York City on designing
							 activities.
Program plan for the school year 1977-78-August
							 1977
3. To monitor and provide technical assistance in New
							 York City.
Reports on progress in New York City-continuous
4. To evaluate the impact of C.I.M.S. on students.
Evaluation report-June 1978
(v)
				Teacher demand and supply. To generate data that will be used by various units
				(educational and governmental) to deal with problems occasioned by teacher
				demand and supply.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Based on population projections through 1990 and
							 variable class sizes, determine the size of the teacher staff required in
							 coming years.
Projection of teaching staff requirements for New York
							 State up to 1990-August 1977
2. Using BEDS data determine average attrition rates
							 for teachers of each age from 18-65.
Specification of the number of teachers that can be
							 expected to be leaving teaching in a year-August 1977
3. Apply attrition rates for each year to determine the
							 number of new teachers needed.
Determination of what the likely demand for teachers
							 will be for each year to 1990-October 1977
4. Specify implications of this level of demand.
							 Examine such things as:
Reports to units of the SED indicating consequences of
							 levels of demand-November 1977-June 1978
a. Age distribution of New York State teaching
							 staff
b. Salary costs for this distribution
c. Differences between supply and demand
(vi)
				Evaluation of department programs. To improve the management of department
				programs in areas of critical need.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Based on departmental needs obtain from executive
							 deputy and deputy commissioners specification of programs to be evaluated.
List of proposed tasks for fiscal year 1978-July
							 1978
2. Analyze list and develop work plans for fiscal year
							 1978.
Work plan for evaluations in fiscal year 1978
3. Implement program evaluations using already
							 developed evaluation model.
Reports of program evaluations for various department
							 units-June 1979
4. Report results of evaluations to program evaluated,
							 executive deputy and deputy commissioners.
Course of action for unit to follow based on findings
							 of report-June 1979
5. Monitoring of unit progress on specified course of
							 action.
Report to unit, executive deputy and deputy
							 commissioner on unit progress-July 1979
(vii) Analysis of priority issues for
				commissioner. To analyze high priority issues in education as identified by the
				commissioner.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Analyze issues to define problems and alternative
							 solutions.
Reports-continuous
2. To work with program units and the commissioner on
							 selected corrective action programs.
Program plans for problem area-continuous
3. To monitor and evaluate the implementation of
							 corrective programs.
Monitor and evaluation reports for the
							 commissioner-continuous
(viii) Supervision of information center on
				education. To insure that appropriate data are provided to all levels of
				educational decision-makers in a cost-effective and timely manner.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. To supervise the work of the Information Center on
							 Education.
Improved system of data services-continuous
(ix)
				Budget and legislative program. To assist the executive deputy commissioner in
				proposing cost-effective recommendations for the Federal and State budget and
				legislative program.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Review and analyze program unit's budget and
							 legislative proposals.
2. Review and analyze long-range plans for proposed
							 programs.
3. Provide recommendations to the executive deputy
							 commissioner regarding the anticipated costs and benefits of proposed
							 programs.
Written and oral recommendation to the executive deputy
							 commissioner-July 1977
4. Assist the executive deputy commissioner in
							 preparing materials for the Board of Regents, and budget and legislative
							 officials.
Reports-July 1977-February 1978
(x)
				Appalachian Regional Commission-Education program review. To review factors
				affecting ARC education projects in New York State and to develop a set of
				policy alternatives for achieving the goals established for ARC education
				funding.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Review existing information dealing with the limits
							 and parameters of ARC education project funding.
Series of background papers on ARC education projects
							 in New York State-September 1977
2. Solicit information from groups involved in ARC
							 projects at the operational level through field visits, conferences, interviews
							 and surveys.
Briefing paper on operational problems of ARC education
							 projects in New York State-December 1977
3. Analyze data gathered in terms of how goals for ARC
							 projects can be achieved.
Analytical paper which can be used as a basis for
							 developing policy alternatives-February 1977
4. Develop set of policy alternatives related to
							 funding and implementing projects which will achieve the goals of ARC education
							 funding.
Set of policy alternatives for ARC education funding in
							 the State-March 1977