Small Secondary Schools Administrative Manual.

A guideline for providing quality secondary education in situations where only a relatively small number of students are involved, this manual describes the organizational options for high school programs. The options discussed are regional high schools, area secondary schools, and local high schools. Local high schools can be further classified according to the programs offered, including (1) 12 grades with all students using correspondence study; (2) correspondence study for high school students, regular classroom instruction for elementary students; (3) the integrated K-12 program; and (4) the small high school in which basic subjects are taught by 1 or more teachers and perhaps with some subjects taught by correspondence. Topics covered in the manual include equipment and instructional materials, correspondence study, individualized instruction, partially individualized instruction, traditional instruction, the process of education, the use of educational resources in the community, the administration of small schools, student records, graduation requirements, internal funds, and facilities for the secondary program. Also included are 2 prototype schemes for a rural Alaska high school, a bibliography on small schools, and an example of the use of correspondence studies in a rural school. (HBC)