The request from the local educational agencies for consultative services has increased substantially. The establishment of a salary structure for the professional staff was made possible by this program. As a result, the agency is in a favorable position to recruit and hold a high quality professional staff. The potential to function efficiently has about doubled. *** In fact, the Department has been strengthened because the administrators and teachers are beginning to feel that we have services to offer them which were not available previously. The groundwork laid in this fiscal year has advanced the cause of the Department's data collection responsibilities by at least 10 years. There is evidence of greater coordination among the divisions of the State office and between the State office and other State agencies. We foresee a significant improvement in fiscal accounting procedures, improved utilization of Federal funds for State administrative expenses, and in better communication from the State superintendent's office to the local districts. The staffing provided by title V funds together with funds being provided by the State have strengthened the Department so that it can better lead this significant new development in vocational schools and community colleges. The Department of Education is at the point where the current workload may be turned out in a reasonable time. The additional personnel have materially assisted in catching up with current problems, but little or no time is available for advanced planning. O 2d Session COMMITTEE PRINT ENACTMENTS BY THE 90TH CONGRESS CONCERNING EDUCATION AND TRAINING First Session 1967 (With Related Presidential Recommendations, PREPARED IN THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FOR THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE UNITED STATES SENATE Part 1 JUNE 1968 Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare |