MISSOURI Summary of "rojected Program Activities 1. Manpower Needs and Employment Opportunities FY 1968 There is an acute shortage of machinist trade personnel, and an abundance of openings in such repair fields as: construction equipment, electric tools, office machinery, and radio and television. There is a continuing demand for secretaries, dictaphone operators, clerk typists, auto mechanics, and licensed practical nurses, and single-needle sewing machine operators. 2. Program Offerings Every county offers some type of occupational training. There are presently 24 area schools in operation in the State of Missouri. Eight more area schools are to be opened in fiscal 1968, making a total of 32 area schools in the State. As a general rule, each of the area schools is to serve approximately a 30-mile radius. 3. Program Priorities High School - The State Department of Education is working to implement an expanded vocational education program in the secondary schools. The first priority is for development of vocational programs in the comprehensive high schools. Studies are being made to institute training for occupations in the aircraft industry. Specifically, two programs for aero-mechanics will be organized this fall. Additional programs will be organized in health occupations orientation and nurse aide training. Post-High School The Junior college movement is new in Missouri and administrators are developing programs as quickly as facilities are available. New courses are to be offered in landscaping, farm chemicals, and agri-business. Seven junior college districts will offer business and office occupation courses. Many new teachers are needed for the various programs. The 32 area vocational schools are incorpo reting plans to expand facilities to accommodate post secondary and adult programs. Adult Thirty-four districts have initiated new adult programs in business and office occupations. Existing facilities and equipment will be utilized for adult programs. Persons with Special Needs School administrators and local leaders concerned with special needs programs are initiating three different approaches to serve those requiring special education: (a) classes will be organized as need arises; (b) students will be enrolled in regular vocational programs with supplementary instruction to meet their specific needs; (c) support other agencies within the State that have special on-going programs or are instituting new programs. Presently there are 12 experimental programs in business and office occupations. Five new programs in home economics are to be instituted MISSOURI economics and State staff members are working with schools for the deaf and the blind. In addition, consultant service will be continued for home economics training programs for women inmates of the State prison and also for unwed mothers in institutions. 4. Construction of Area Schools Projected construction plans for 1968 include five facilities in the following locations: Mexico, Fort Osage, Marshall, Edon, St. Charles. 5. Ancillary Services In fiscal year 1968, it is planned to hire personnel with special competencies in the area of special needs and post secondary programs to strengthen these two programs. Two hundred forty schools including St. Louis and Kansas City will participate in a follow-up program of the 1955 Missouri high school graduates. 6. Request for Transfer of Funds State transferred George-Barden fisheries funds to the Vocational Education Act of 1963. MONTANA Summary of Projected Program Activities 1. Manpower Needs and Employment Opportunities FY 1968 State lists 44 occupational areas in which there is a short supply of skilled workers. An additional 8 occupations offer numerous opportunities for employment. An analysis of these occupational areas indicate training potential in all the vocational services. Increased emphasis is being placed on a broader, more comprehensive offering of vocational education throughout the State in an effort to attract industry and retain the productive population. 2. Program Offerings Three of the 48 counties conduct programs in all vocational areas. Agriculture is offered in 35 counties, distribution, 10; health, 5; home economics regular, 44; home economics gainful, 5; office, 17; technical, 13; and trades and industry, 19. There are no adult programs in distribution. Special needs programs are conducted in agriculture, gainful home economics, office occupations, and trades and industry. The area school located in Helena does not offer programs in distribution and health occupations. Neither the Helena nor the Missoula area schools offer courses for persons with special needs. There are no adult programs in trades and industry, technical, office, or health occupations at the Missoula school. 3. Program Priorities - High School - Eighty-six new teachers will be needed in agriculture (10), distributive education (6), home economics (25), office occupations (20), technical (6), and trades and industry (19). New programs include food service, metal trades, small gasoline engine repair, auto body and fender repair, industrial electronics, motor repair, radio and television repair, automotive and construction technicians, law enforcement, instrumentation, health occupations technology, agricultural technology, electro-mechanical, and laser technology. Needed equipment will be purchased. Several buildings will be constructed and several other schools will be remodeled. Post High School - New or replacement teachers will be needed in agriculture (3), distributive education (1), health (5), home economics (number not indicated), technical (4), and trades and industry (27). New occupational fields to be offered include grain, feed, seed and related farm supply, dental assistant and technician, medical laboratory assistant, occupational therapy assistant, concrete construction technology, law enforcement, engineering technology, mechanical technology; and heavy equipment. High school and post secondary classes with mixed enrollment will include instrument technology, mechanical technology, laser technology, and heavy duty mechanics. New equipment will be supplied at Northern Montana College and Flathead Community College. Other programs will utilize equipment of the secondary programs. MONTANA Adult - Additional teaching personnel will be needed in all vocational services except office occupations. Wage earning training in home economics will include: child day care services, clothing services, homemakers assistants, and food services. Regular home economics adult classes will train in consumer education and family relations. Law enforcement training will be offered in technical education. The improvement of facilities and the development of new facilities in the area schools and in the community colleges will bear directly upon adult education. There are no special plans for improving facilities solely for this group. Special Needs - Generally these persons are accommodated in the regular vocational classes. Programs specifically designed for this group will continue to be conducted at three State correctional institutions. A drafting course is being offered at the correctional institution. A building trades course, an office education course, and a home economics wage earning course are to be opended. New equipment will be provided as needed. Construction of new facilities for meat dressing and cutting to be used for combined instructional and service purposes will be completed. 4. Construction of Area Vocational Schools Construction of the Helena Area Vocational-Technical School will be completed during the summer of 1967. The Missoula school will not be ready until the 1967-68 school year. The area schools will serve all levels. Programs include agriculture mechanics, electronics, airframe and engines, machine shop, auto mechanics, art and acetylene welding, building construction, practical nursing, business education, diesel mechanics, and wage earning occupations for women. 5. Ancillary Services 6. An additional supervisor for distributive education and office occupations, a full-time supervisor for guidance, and a person. to handle statistics and accounting are to be added to the State staff. Teacher training in trade and industrial education will get under way in 1967. An itinerant teacher educator will offer intensive courses for qualified teachers for vocational certificates. Workshops in special education and wage earning in home economics will be conducted. Specialized vocational office education workshops will also be conducted. A ourriculum guide for home economics for gainful employment is being developed. The distributive education curriculum guide will be presented for approval to be published. The Research Coordinating Unit will assist in the study of work needs of the State. Evaluation of programs and activities will be continued, Transfer of Funds |