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 2302.27 - Program for strengthening leadership resources of State educational agencies-activity F

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
State Education Department consultative assistance for local
				  education agencies to assist in the implementation of effective educational
				  programs and practices for meeting the needs of students.
(a)
Specific objective.
The objective is to increase the awareness and knowledge of
				  personnel in local education agencies concerning effective educational programs
				  and practices, and to assist them in strengthening their capabilities for
				  implementing and operating programs which are successful in meeting the needs
				  of students.
(b)
Specific activities.
(1)
				Technical assistance to local school districts:
(i) Specific objective. To provide State
				Education Department personnel and the field with the lates and more
				informative instructional materials in performing arts education.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Completion of guidelines: integration of the arts in
							 general education.
Copy ready for printing: September 30, 1977
2. Provide newsletter related to integration of the
							 arts in general education.
Copy ready bimonthly
3. Compiling annotated bibliographies of aspects of
							 performing arts education.
Copy ready for printing: June 1, 1978
(ii)
				Specific objective. To serve the State Education Department personnel and the
				field with consultative services.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Respond to requests for detailed information
							 regarding: (a) aspects of performing arts education in itself and in
							 collaboration with other services offered by the department; (b) felt needs in
							 local districts.
Integration of students' learning experiences through
							 interdisciplinary programs, directed search for meaning significant to
							 learner
2. Initiate conference programs using resource persons
							 expert in performing arts.
Teachers and administrators will have future-oriented
							 information regarding efforts for integration of the arts into general
							 education annual conference 1978
(iii) Specific objective. To administer title
				IV-C programs in performing arts education.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Review proposals submitted.
Collaborate in determining programs (developer,
							 demonstrator, dissemination) suitable for funding. Due Date: Set by title IV-C
							 office
2. Monitor programs in the field.
As above, to make in-progress determination of
							 suitability for funding category-June 30, 1978
3. Advise with regard to program improvement.
4. Evaluate programs.
(iv)
				Specific objective. Develop new and revise existing curriculum materials in the
				critical priority areas of the State level.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Supervise the development and preparation of
							 curriculum publications.
Curriculum documents completed by June 30, 1978
2. Work with department specialist bureaus in order to
							 strengthen curriculum development through workshops.
Services provided through June 1978
(v)
				Specific objective. Coordinate curriculum projects in the critical priority
				areas at the local and regional (BOCES) levels.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Consult with curriculum developers to provide
							 assistance in the development and evaluation of promising curriculum
							 projects.
Services provided through June 30, 1978
2. Review and approve or disapprove locally developed
							 courses of study for State diploma credit.
Services provided through June 30, 1978
(vi)
				Specific objective. Provide technical assistance to research and development
				projects in teaching strategies, testing, reading achievement, etc.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Serve on department management team for degree of
							 reading power test.
Quality test instrument for use in measuring
							 comprehension
2. Work with research and development on validation and
							 experimental use of test development notebook.
Determination of appropriate uses, validity and areas
							 of reading abilities tested-June 30, 1978
(vii) Specific objective. Provide technical
				assistance to developers of instructional activities and strategies in CAP
				project (Comprehension through active process).
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Work with selected site committees in evaluating and
							 refining experimental materials for expanded tryout in 1977-78.
Publication of revised and refined activities for
							 expanded experimental use-September 1, 1977
2. Observe activities in random sampling of 30 new
							 sites testing materials.
Evaluation of effectiveness of strategies in
							 materials-April 30, 1978
3. Edit selected activities from 30 district tryout for
							 publication and general dissemination.
Publication of CAP materials for general
							 distribution-October 30, 1978
(viii) Specific objective. Supervise regional
				technical assistance centers funded by right to read.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Review applications from prospective
							 contractors.
Selection of contractors-August 30, 1977
2. Processing requests for contract.
Preparation of contract-September 30, 1977
3. On-site visits to technical assistance centers.
Verification of contractual services November 1,
							 1977-May 30, 1978
4. On-site visits to districts receiving technical
							 assistance from centers.
Evaluation of services by contractor -December 1,
							 1977-May 30, 1978
(ix)
				Specific objective. Provide technical assistance in program evaluation and
				local staff development.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Respond to individual requests for service.
Identification of service needed Ongoing
2. Schedule service as requested.
Efficient use of professional time Ongoing
3. Make on-site visits for purposes cited above.
Reading improvement at local level Ongoing
4. Provide feedback to districts as needed.
Assistance in provision of reading improvement
							 Ongoing
(x)
				Specific objective. Act as support team for review, assistance and monitoring
				of title IV-C reading projects (developer, validation,
				demonstration/replication).
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Review applications.
Program application approval-February 1977
2. Consult with districts receiving preliminary
							 approval on project modification.
Amended project applications-March 1977
3. Provide technical assistance at project director's
							 request.
Effective project operation Ongoing
4. Monitor projects.
Quality contract Ongoing
5. Serve on validation teams.
Selection of exemplary reading programs-June 1978
(xi)
				Specific objective. Provide technical assistance to secondary schools
				establishing remediation programs for students below basic competencies in
				reading, science and social studies.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Respond to requests from individual districts.
Analysis of need and services to be rendered
							 Ongoing
2. Disseminate information by phone or mail.
Increased knowledge at local level
3. Conduct local conferences and workshops.
Increased knowledge of new programs
4. Assess existing programs.
Improvement in program
5. Work with consultants in developing additional
							 materials for secondary schools.
Additional materials for inservice reading resource kit
							 on reading in content area-January 1978
(xii) Specific objective. To provide
				department services to local districts in the critical priority areas.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Consultative and supervisory visits.
Local districts will be able to improve their programs
							 in foreign languages, mathematics, science and social studies by June 1978
							 Forty reregistration visits will be made to schools upon request of the Bureau
							 of Secondary School Supervision by June 1978
Staff of the Bureaus of Mathematics, Science and Social
							 Studies will make 50 visits to schools with title IV-C funding by June 1978 The
							 Bureau of Mathematics will make 50 title I visits by June 1978
2. Inservice and preservice sessions in critical
							 areas.
Seventy-five metric education workshops will be
							 scheduled for interested teachers by June 1978 Forty career education workshops
							 will be scheduled for interested teachers by June 1978
One hundred workshops/informational sessions will be
							 provided at local, regional or State conferences by June 1978
3. Gathering and dissemination of information.
Three newsletters will be issued by the Bureau of
							 Social Studies Education and four newsletters will be issued by the Bureau of
							 Foreign Languages Education by June 1978
Enrollment data, career packets, metric packets and
							 information on instructional matters will be produced by the Bureaus of Foreign
							 Languages Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education and Social
							 Studies Education
(xiii) Specific objective. To provide
				examinations and tests used by school districts for evaluation purposes.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Prepare regents' examinations.
Thirty-seven Regents' examinations will be prepared by
							 the Bureaus of Foreign Languages Education, Mathematics Education, Science
							 Education and Social Studies Education by June 1978
Examinations in general biology, general chemistry,
							 general physics and a statewide achievement examination in social studies will
							 be prepared by June 1978
Thirty-seven Regents' examinations, three general
							 examinations and one achievement examination will be reviewed for accuracy of
							 rating by June 1978
2. Prepare basic competency tests.
Six basic competency tests in mathematics, science and
							 social studies will be prepared by June 1978
(xiv) Specific objective. To participate in
				the development of curriculum materials in foreign languages, mathematics,
				science and social studies.
Work tasks
Anticipated accomplishments or
							 products-due date
1. Prepare and assist in preparation of curriculum
							 materials.
The Bureau of Foreign Language Education will complete
							 a revision of the modern foreign language curriculum K-12 by June 1978
The Bureau of Mathematics Education will revise the K-6
							 mathematics program and will review and revise Course II and Course III of the
							 integrated mathematics program by June 1978
The Bureau of Science Education will revise the
							 elementary science program by June 1978
The Bureau of Social Studies Education will produce
							 materials on civics, citizenship and law related education by June 1978