IOWA Adult Programs - Many teachers from business and industry will be employed for adult occupational education programs. Supplementary classes and preparatory classes for adults will be offered in office education. In health occupations education, programs will be offered for practical nursing and medical assistants to upgrade employed personnel. A course in the care of the elderly will also be offered. New home economics offerings will include supplementary food services, and hotel and motel housekeeping. Special Needs Some local vocational agriculture programs will be adapted to include training for youth without strong farm backgrounds, These are pilot programs. A new program is being offered in home economics for slow learners and will feature a cluster of home economics occupations. Programs for students in trade and industrial education will be expanded. Additional training programs will be offered as needs are determined. 4. Construction of Area Vocational Schools The 1965 Iowa Legislature appropriated $6 million to be used before 1969 for construction of at least four area schools. Currently four area vocational schools and eleven area community colleges are in various stages of organization and operation. Fourteen area schools were in operation in 1966-67 and two additional schools will begin operation in 1967-68. An additional $9.5 million has been provided for construction for the next biennium. Schools will operate in rented, leased, or other available public space until new facilities are available. 5. Ancillary Services One area school consultant, one industrial education consultant, and two secretaries are to be employed this year. One staff member with a Ph.D. degree will direct research and teach graduate programs in agricultural education teacher training. One person in agricultural mechanics will be added. Emphasis will be given to in-service training in home economics for teachers in the wage-earning occupa-' tions. A survey will be developed to determine the number of persons with special needs who are being served in office education and distributive education. Post secondary office education will be expanded. The cluster approach will be used in the trade and industrial education program. A full-time member has been added to the health occupations staff. A workshop will be held for Vocational counselors. The Research Coordinating Unit will continue to stimulate, encourage, coordinate, and conduct research to aid in program development. 6. Transfer of Funds The Research and Statistics Department has projected an employment increase in the State of approximately 26,500 new employees over last year's figure, an increase of 3.1 percent. They have suggested that some training be offered in 50 key occupations that have prospects for gainful employment. The occupations having the greatest employment needs are: accounting and general office clerks, managers (department store, restaurant trainees), cooks, salespeople (insurance, general), auto body repairman and mechanics, clerk typist and secretaries, and various health occupations. 2. Program Offerings All but six counties will offer some type of vocational education in fiscal 1968. There are 12 vocational-technical schools offering courses in the State. Two additional area schools, Kansas City and the Liberal Area Vocational-Technical School are operating in an administrative capacity. 3. Program Priorities High School - Quality of vocational education programs will be emphasized rather than the expansion of the program. New teachers or replacements will be needed in the various occupational areas. New programs will also be initiated. Post-High School - In the area vocational schools, the State is anticipating to expand 50 vocational courses and add 36 new courses. Adult Courses are offered in agriculture, distribution, health Occupations, home economics, office education, technical education, and trade and industry. Special Needs - In the health occupations field, classes for nurse aides to be employed in nursing homes are being explored. One special need program in home economics is planned in Wichita. This program will have three levels: introduction to general homemaking at the 10th grade level; exploratory programs will be emphasized on consumer education at the 11th grade level; and vocational træi ning in home and community services at the 12th grade level. 4. Construction of Area Schools The Kansas City Area Vocational Technical School is planning to construct a 100,000 square foot building. The Liberal Area Vocational Technical School is planning the construction of a new school. The Northwest Kansas and North Central Kansas Area Vocational Technical School are each planning to build a 5' x 100' metal building. The Kaw Area Vocational-Technical School is adding an addition to an existing building. The Wichita Area Vocational Technical School is remodeling their school. The Arkansas City Area Vocational Techni KANSAS 5. Ancillary Services 6. A complete management survey of the operating procedures of the State Board of Vocational Education has been completed. Recommendations from this survey will be used to improve and update administrative procedures in the State office. Curriculum development and improvement will be emphasized, utilizing conclusions drawn from follow-up and evaluation studies. The Kansas Vocational Education Research Unit has been established but is not fully staffed. This unit will make studies and research problems pertaining to vocational education as the need arises. In the coming year they will conduct an experimental program in office education in small secondary schools. Transfer of Funds No request was made to transfer funds. KENTUCKY Summary of Projected Program Activities 1. Manpower Needs and Employment Opportunities · FY 1968 The State estimates that 13,080 workers are required each year in the skilled and semi-skilled, technical, clerical, and distributive areas, while the expected graduates of vocational education in 1967 will number 5,063 for these employment categories. Data from the area skill survey underway in the Louisville-Jefferson County employment service district will make a great contribution to program-need determination. 2. Program Offerings Vocational programs are offered in at least one occupational area in all counties at the secondary and adult levels. Post secondary programs are offered in office education, health, technical, and trades and industry. Special needs programs are offered in home economics (29) and trades and industry (1). Area vocational schools offer trade and industrial programs at all levels, including persons with special needs. Technical education, health occupations, and office occupations are offered at the different levels. 3. Program Priorities High School - One hundred seventy-two teachers will be required. Among the new programs to be provided are horticulture, forestry, hydraulics, penumatics, and instrumentation. Needed equipment for agriculture, office, and home economics will be purchased on a 50-50 matching basis while equipment for distributive education will require the local districts to bear the total cost. Post High School - Approximately 132 new teachers will be required for new and expanded programs. Teacher increases will be mostly in health and office occupations. Among the new or additional fields to be provided are home health aides, ward clerks, surgical technicians, medical assistants, dental assistants, hospital housekeeping aides, interior decoration, hydraulics, instrumentation, and airplane mechanics. Emphasis will be given to the purchase of new equipment to improve the quality of instruction. Adult - About 130 new teachers and 13 new or additional programs will be added. Emphasis will be on new teachers for business and office, health, home economics, and trade and industrial education. Equipment and facilities used for the secondary and post secondary programs will be used for the adult programs. Persons with Special Needs The State supervisor for persons with special needs has been on the job for one full year. New teaching personnel will include 2 teachers for pilot programs, 13 area coordi |