FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE ONLY SUMMARY REPORT OF STATES' PROJECTED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1968 Division of Vocational and Technical Education U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE A manpower survey was made of the employment needs and opportunities by the Alabama State Department of Education in cooperation with the State Chamber of Commerce, the Department of Industrial Relations, and the State Planning and Industrial Development Board. These surveys brought in 15,659 responses or 66.72 percent of the total. The manpower survey is summarized by county, State, and Industrial Code Classification systems. 2. Program Offerings In each of the 66 counties there is a program of vocational agriculture and vocational home economics. There are 17 programs for persons with special needs, of which 14 are in trade and industrial education. There are 46 area vocational schools in Alabama. 3. Program Priorities 4. High School If funds, personnel, and facilities were available, Alabama could initiate 800 additional vocational programs. It is expected that the State may add 40 new teachers to the area schools in which secondary students will enroll. Post-High School - Several of the State vocational and technical schools have constructed and equipped additional shops during the past year; some are under construction, and a few will be under contract for construction soon. Adult Emphasis will be given to the upgrading of employed persons into technical levels of employment to relieve shortages. priority will be given to upgrading workers in the health occupations. Highest Persons with Special Needs In the State vocational-technical schools there will be added some 75 or more teachers to better serve this group. A counselor will be added in each school; a special teacher for the communication skills will be provided in each school; and a special teacher for mathematics and science will be provided for students with academic handicaps who need to be brought to a level to profit from vocational instruction. There is close cooperation with student rehabilitation services whereby physically handicapped persons are accepted and trained in both State schools and the secondary programs. The State School for the Deaf is supported in providing vocational instruction, as is the State prison system for offenders prior to release from the terms served. Construction of Area Vocational Schools It appears that some six to eight school systems will desire to construct an area vocational school this year to serve all high school ALABAMA 5. Ancillary Services Several unfilled supervisory positions in the State will be filled. It is not anticipated that other positions will be created. Reimbursement will be provided for one or more teacher educators. State plans to expand the staff for curriculum development. The Research Coordinating Unit has been placed under contract with the Auburn State University. Conservative estimates of the increase in Alaska employment for FY 1968 anticipate a job gain of just under 3 percent. Fishing, construction, and retail are expected to level off. Tourism will continue to be a large factor in employment in Alaska. 2. Program Offerings There are 13 Boroughs offering programs in vocational education. One area vocational school, the William E. Beltz Vocational School in Nome, serves the entire State. However, it only offers five programs and all at the secondary level--one each in distribution, home economics, and office education and two in trades and industry. Three main centers for vocational education will be in operation in fiscal 1968-69: the William Beltz, the Kodiak Aleutian School in Kodiak, and the Anchorage Community College in Anchorage. 3. Program Priorities 4. High School The vocational budget is essentially the same as last year, and there will not be any sizable increase in the program this fiscal year. Nineteen new teachers will be required to meet the growing program at the secondary level, although no new or additional fields at this level are projected. Post-High School Additional implementation of last year's projection in associate degree and one-year technical business education programs is programed for the community college. Additional teachers will be needed in the six community colleges. One additional teacher will be needed for the technical and industrial staff at the Anchorage Community College. Continual emphasis is to be placed on the postsecondary level in business education. Associate degree requirements for the area of child day care supervisors are being worked out with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Adult State Unions have been very active in this phase of the training programs. Fourteen additional full-time and part-time teachers will be required to fill turnover needs. Plans are to add three additional occupational fields. Persons with Special Needs New teaching personnel will be needed for courses aimed at assisting culturally and socioeconomically handicapped persons. Training programs are being developed in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Health and Welfare. These programs are to train assistants for the child day care centers. Construction of Area Schools The second vocational school will be completed in the summer of 1967. The school, Kodiak Aleutian School, is located in the city of Kodiak. |