Report of a Study of the Operations and Costs of the Instructional Materials Centers in Iowa, as supported by Title II of the Elementary-Secondary Education Act for the period July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1969, October 2, 1969

(1969) Report of a Study of the Operations and Costs of the Instructional Materials Centers in Iowa, as supported by Title II of the Elementary-Secondary Education Act for the period July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1969, October 2, 1969. Education, Department of

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Abstract

The Iowa Plan for Title II of the Elementary-Secondary Education Act is unique among the state plans in that funds from Title II are distributed to sixteen area sub-agencies, rather than directly to local schools. Each local school, under the Iowa Plan, is then permitted to obtain instructional materials from the Center that serves its geographical area. The development of sixteen Instructional Materials Centers in Iowa began with the first distribution of Title II funds in the 1966-67 school year. Visitations of Title II personnel were made to many of the Instructional Materials Centers in a series of meetings called by the Department of Public Instruction for the discussion of Title II problems. These meetings provided an opportunity to make general observations of the organization and operations of each of the Centers visited. However, the Centers developed more rapidly in some areas than in others and the information available prior to the 1968-69 school year concerning costs, circulation, personnel and other details was understandably limited or unavailable in some areas. Operation of all sixteen Centers was realized in the 1968-69 school year.