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also performs the staff work necessary to carry out the legal respon- sibilities of the State Board of Education and the State Superin- tendent of Schools in the field of higher education. Among these activities are: (a) the development, of standards for the accreditation of two-year and four-year colleges and for the approval of institu- tions to offer teacher education programs; (b) leadership in the improvement of teacher education programs; (c) consultant services to institutions of higher education and to local groups interested in the establishment of college-level programs; (d) activities for the implementation of interstate reciprocity for the certification of teachers and other professional school personnel; (e) development and implementation, of procedures for processing requests for authoriza- tion for schools and colleges to award certificates, diplomas and de- grees; and (f) granting approvals of educational programs to enable veterans, war orphans, etc., who enroll in them to become eligible for financial benefits under Title 38 of the U. S. Code (Code 1967, 1970 Repl. Vol., 1971 Supp., Art. 77, sees. II, 12, 14, 18, 27, 83, 107-114,151-159). Division of Compensatory, Urban, and Supplementary Programs The Division of Compensatory, Urban, and Supplementary Pro- grams was originally created in the 1966 fiscal year as the Division of Federal-State Programs, that component of the State Department of Education in which the rapidly growing number of Federal assistance programs could be more effectively coordinated. Public Law 89-10, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1966, provided the major stimulus to formation of the new Division and the Title I and Title III programs of that Act created immediate and strenuous demands which consumed the major portion of the Division's limited resources in its initial year. The Division adopted its present name in September 1969, reflect- ing the shift in emphasis in the Division's activities and primary concerns. In broad terms, the Division has the responsibility for coordinating, and providing leadership for programs for disadvan- taged youth and of conducting programs which serve as a catalyst for change in education. Specifically, the Division has set and com- mitted itself to certain long-range priorities—those which go beyond the program and organizational lines and which are relevant for the entire State educational system. These priorities include the improve- ment of basic language and reading skills; the provision and refine- ment of comprehensive programs of education for young children, beginning at age three; the involvement of parents in planning, implementation and evaluation of school programs; the development of programs and services to overcome the debilitating effects on chil- dren of poverty and of social, cultural, geographic, and/or racial isolation, and, the refocusing of accountability for the success or failure of schools away from children alone to include educators, gov- ernmental officials, the lay public, and parents. The Division of Compensatory, Urban, and Supplementary Pro- grams continues to administer Title I and Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The Division works coopera- tively with local systems to develop and implement compensatory programs designed to meet critical educational needs. The Division staff works cooperatively with members of other divisions at the State Department of Education, with the result that funds and programs are coordinated for maximum effectiveness. The purchase of equip- ment through Title III of the National Defense Education Act, admin- istered by the Division, in cooperation with subject matter specialists provides one example of this cooperative effort. |
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