James E. (Gene) Bottoms Papers
Special Collections Libraries :: finding aids search ::  search results :: item display
 

James E. (Gene) Bottoms Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: James E. (Gene) Bottoms Papers
Creator: Bottoms, Gene
Bulk Dates: 1960-2020
Language(s): English
Extent: 11 Linear Feet
Collection Number: RBRL512
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: This collection documents Dr. Gene Bottoms' 60-year long career in education policy at the state and local levels. It contains information related to Bottoms' education consulting work, congressional testimony related to vocational education standards, and documentation of his work with the Southern Regional Education Board, particularly his High Schools That Work Initiative. The collection also documents Bottoms' campaign for Georgia School Superintendent in 1986.

Collection Description

Biographical Note

James E. (Gene) Bottoms was born in 1938. A native of rural Forsyth County, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1960 and an Ed.D. in 1965, both from the University of Georgia. Dr. Bottoms spent his entire career working in secondary and post-secondary education policy in Georgia and nationwide, including serving as a guidance consultant for local school districts (1962-1963); Supervisor of Student Services (1964-1966), Assistant State Director of Vocational Education (1966-1972), and the Director of Teacher Education, Staff and Program Development (1972-1977) in the Georgia Department of Education; and Executive Director of the American Vocational Association (1977-1985).

In 1986, Dr. Bottoms launched a campaign for Georgia School Superintendent against two other contenders: former School Superintendent Werner Rogers (a previous appointee of Gov. Joe Frank Harris) and Ed Deagan, a former president of the Georgia Association of Educators. This race was the first election for Superintendent in which the incumbent hadn't been appointed by the Governor since 1932. Werner would go on to win the race.

Dr. Bottoms joined the Southern Regional Education Board in 1987, becoming Senior Vice President in 1997. His work with SREB has focused on improving standards for college- and career-preparedness through the High Schools That Work Initiative. Throughout his career he has provided guidance and testimony to Congress relating to proposed federal vocational education standards.

Scope and Content

This collection documents Dr. Bottoms' career in education policymaking. It includes personal and professional correspondence, report drafts and final copies, and research material. Highlights include copies of congressional testimony and proposals for federal vocational education standards, handwritten campaign strategy notes for the 1986 School Superintendent race, Dr. Bottoms' numerous publications, and information about his High Schools That Work Initiative with the Southern Regional Edugation Board.

Organization and Arrangement

This collection is arranged in five series: Early Life, Proposed Federal Vocational Legislation, Southern Regional Education Board, Superintendent's Race, and Publications. The order of the files follows the donor's original filing scheme. Each series entry is accompanied by descriptive information provided by the donor, detailing its contents.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

This collection contains digital files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use.

This collection contains audiovisual materials. Reference copies of the audiovisual recordings are available upon request. Research requests will be filled as soon as possible and will be dependent upon the condition of the recordings.

Preferred Citation

James E. (Gene) Bottoms Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Copyright

Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding Aid prepared by Hannah York and Robert Lay, 2022-11-28.

Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

I. Early Life

"The 1960s:Masters Thesis chapter- Comparative Study of Certain School Factors Between Different Socioeconomic Groups. The Sociology Department influenced my thinking a great deal about the impact of socioeconomic level of students on their educational level. This study was based on work from an elementary/middle school in Barrow County, Georgia where I was prinicpal during the 1960-1961 school year.Articles published in 1960s.The article and eltters to editors are clamped together. Developed a student service system of vocational technical schools in Georgia. The then state director of CTE agreed that if I would [join] the department and become the state supervisor of vocational guidance, I could do my dissertation on the job developing a student service system for schools. The work was funded on a grant received frm the U.S. DOE. As Director of Guidance at South Georgia Techinical School, 1991-1992, we preapred the first ever catalog ever developed for a postsecondary technical school in the state. Conducted server institutes and received grants mainly around improving communication about the opportunities in vocational technical education to counselors and students.Papers on vocational guidance both from the state and national perspectives. Developing ewducation and career exploration curriculum for grade nine programs which resulted in most high schools in the state implementing this course with special funding for over 20 years. Other working papers developed during the 1960s. Developed a pre technical program for Georgia's area vocational-technical schools to address students who enroll in postsecondary programs who lack certain academic skills. Other working papers on vocational and technical Education.1970s Through 1977:Articles published and correspondence concerning documents in which articles are contained. Papers on career exploration and career education.Programs for potential school dropouts. With the integration of schools in the early 1970s, I was asked to develop a program potential dropouts. The program was called CVAE, Coordinated Vocational Academic Education.During the early 1970s, I continued to work on strengthening the career aspect of guidance and counseling involving teachers and several working papers were established on this subject.Continued to develop papers dealing with vocational education for the field, state board, legislators and others. In the early 1970s, launched the first state planning for staff development working with professional associations and local school districts. A speech presented at the GACIS (Georgia Curriculum and Instruction Supervisors) Conference, September 1976. A letter, dated April 1977, was sent to Gordon Swanson, Professor of Vocational Education, University of Minnesota, expressing my intent to make myself available as the candidate for the position of executive director of the American Vocational Association. A bit of history--After the letter was submitted to to AVA, in early July, Jack Nix, resigned as Georgia State Superintendent of Schools. I quickly found myself being considered for his replacement. After three interviews with Govenor Busby, I received a call, in early August, stating that "while I was his first choice, he had to run for re-election and the superintendents of the state felt that I would run too fast." Thus, at that time, I formally accepted the offer made by the AVA Board to become the Executive Director and amde the move with my family to Northern Virginia in early September 1977.Additional Information on the AVA Years- 1977-Summer 1985:Only one article was developed outside of AVA. A Perspective on the Vocational Education Today. Phi Delta Kappa, January 1983.There are articles about the annoucement of my position as executive director of AVA enclosed. Additional papers not covered in previous material are included. One paper dealt with working conference in 1977 on youth unemployment. The work on youth unemployment got the attention of key persons in the Carter Administration resulting in myself being invited to join Mike Smith and others in the department on several Sunday afternoons to draft youth legislation. At that time, there was a real concern about the unemployment of youth and the lack of preparation beyond high school. President Carter got so tied up in the Iran affair that they were not able to work with Congress to get the legislation enacted. Additional testimony before Congress and Commissions.Special report prepared in the Fall of 1985 for the State of Kentucky that formed the basis of a proposal submitted to the Govenor in the 1986 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly.
boxfolder
0101A Path and a Purpose: Gene Bottoms' Career in What Works in Schools, July 2018
0102[Papers on career exploration and education 1 out of 2], 1970-1973
0103[Papers on career exploration and education 2 out of 2], 1970-1973
0104Secondary Vocational Education and Academic Excellence in Kentucky, December 1985
Special report prepared in the Fall of 1985 for the State of Kentucky that formed the basis of a proposal submitted to the Govenor in the 1986 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly.
0105[Articles and Correspondence concerning role of American Vocational Association in policymaking and career development], March 1972-October 1976
0106Characteristics and Needs of Area Vocational Schools, Undated
0107[Correspondence and Paper "Guidance: Definition and Leadership" submitted to American Vocational Journal], 1974-1975
0108Decision Ahead for Vocational-Technical Education Conference Proceedings, April 13-15, 1975
0109First professional development plan working with professional association local school districts , October 1972-February 1975
0110[Gene Bottoms American Vocational Association President Campaign Brochure], 1976-1977
0111Georgia D.O.E. Coordinator's Handbook for TECHDAYS, 1972
0112A compilation of Federal Education Laws Volume II- Elementary and Secondary Education, March 1981
0113Letter to Gordon Swanson presenting Bottoms as candidate for executive director of AVA, April 11, 1977
"A Letter, dated April 1977, was sent to Gordon Swanson, Professor of Vocational Education, University of Minnesota, expressing my intent to make myself available as the candidate for the position of executive director of AVA. A bit of history--After the letter was submitted to AVA, in early July, Jack Nix, resigned as Georgia State Super Intendent of Schools. I quickly found myself being considered for his replacement. After three interviews with Govenor Busby, I received a call, in early August, stating that "while I was his first choice, he had to run for re-election and the superintendent felt that I would run too fast." Thus, at that time, I formally accepted the offer made by the AVA Board to become the Executive Director and made the move with my family to Northern Virginia in early September 1977."
0114Other working papers on vocational technical education, April-July 1968
0115American Vocational Journal Cooperative Vocational Education, May 1969
0116Papers dealing with vocational education for state board, field, legislations and others, 1967-1971
0117Career Exploration Curriculum, 1967
0118"A Comparative Study of Certain School Factors Between Different Socioeconomic Groups" Gene Bottoms, May 1962
"Master thesis chapter--Comparative Study of Certain School Factors Between Different Socioeconomic Groups. The Sociology Department influenced my thinking a great deal about the impact of socioeconomic level of students on their educational level. This study was based on work from an elementary/middle school in Barrow County, Georgia where I was principal during the 1960-1961 school year."
0119[Papers on Vocational Guidance from State and National Perspectives], September 1964
0120[Photo], March 7, 1977
0121Potential School Dropout Program (Coordinated Vocational Academic Education), April 1970
Programs for potential school dropouts. With the integration of schools in the early 1970s, I was asked to develop a program for potential dropouts. The program was called CVAE -- Coordinated Vocational Academic Education.
0122"Rethinking In-Service Education" National Education Association , 1975
0123[Final Report: Developing a Program of Student Personnel Services for Area Vocational-Technical Schools 1 out of 2], December 1968
0124[Final Report: Developing a Program of Student Personnel Services for Area Vocational-Technical Schools 2 out of 2], December 1968
0125Student Service System Papers, October 1967-March 1969
0126The School Psychology Digest, 1974
0127Other working Papers during 1960s, 1969
boxfolder
0201[Federal Grant Award and Information], 1965-1967
0202The School Counselor Special Feature on Career Education, November 1973
0203Speech to GACIS Conference, September 1973
0204Sorting Out Our Direction for Secondary Vocational Education, 1982-1984
0205"A Pre-technical Program for Georgia's Area Vocational-technical Schools," A Report on a Pilot Program, June 1968
0206A Working Conference on Youth Unemployment submitted by American Vocational Association, January 7, 1977-October 27, 1982
0207[Correspondence and publication of article on the effects of program development on area vocational-technical school enrollment 1 out of 2], February 1966-October 1974
0208[Correspondence and publication of article on the effects of program development on area vocational-technical school enrollment 2 out of 2], February 1966-October 1974
0209Grants and Workshops, June 1966-July 1968
0210[School Shop American Vocational Association convention preview and American Vocational Association publications naming Gene Bottoms executive director], June 1977-January 1983
0211Testimony by Gene Bottoms National Commission on Secondary Vocational Education, June 5, 1984
0212Vocational Guidance State and National Perspective, 1968
 

II. Proposed Federal Vocational Legislaton

"Notes on Proposed Federal Legislation Related to Technical and Vocational Legislation and Testimony Before Congressional Committees Document 1: Document 1 contains record of a statement before Senate Subcommittee on Education Arts and Humanities July 1, 1982. It contains testimony by myself. As a statement in opposition S-2325 and a statement by AVA for recommendations for reauthorizing vocational education legislation. It also contains specifications for reauthorizing vocational education which is described in some 69 pages. The notebook contains a statement by myself and Patricia Coppola on a perspective on vocational education in 1982--a 17 page statement with notes at the end. We also included issues confronting technical education [in] the 1980s. The notebook includes a brief outline of the prototype bill titled--Adult Employment Training and Definition of Terms for the Adult Employment Training. The notebook contained a summary of identified issues identified in the National Institute of Education report on career and technical education. This notebook also includes "Federal State Relationships and Vocational Education: A Congressional View of Vocational Education." Also included is a letter from Michael Brustein comparing the AVA proposal for reauthorization of vocational and technical education dated 08-07-81 [to] the AVA proposal. Included in the notebook is a framework for reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 drafted by AVA September 25, 1981. Also included are other special reports prepared to educate both members of AVA and others concerning certain facts regarding vocational education. The first item in the notebook is AVA's responses to a series of questions posed to me by Senator Orin Hatch.Within the black notebook labeled document one, you will find a clipped copy of testimony given before the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities, February 23, 1983. This document in a great deal of detail outlines AVA's position concerning reauthorized vocational education legislation. As stated earlier often are given about six minutes to summarize your big ideas but I discovered staff often is constantly changing, and I have found that the more lengthy documents for the record provides to them information they can draw upon as they do their work in preparing new legislation.Document 2:A hearing on the Elementary and Secondary Career Education Act of 1977 before the House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education, and Committee on Education and Labor. This was my first appearance before Congress, and I had just been elected president of the American Vocational Association. Testimony starts on page 270. The brief summary and the full statement begins on page 277 which is then followed by several pages of questions from members of Congress and my responses which ended on page 307. Embedded in those responses you will find some of my core beliefs about education that I still believe to this day.Document 3: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives on September 17, 24, 25 and 30, 1980. My comments begin on page 223 and end on page 231. This was a beginning effort by Chairman Perkins to begin to lay the foundation [for] the next reauthorization of vocational education.Document 4:Hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization of the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs House of Representatives. I peered before the committee on July 24, 1981. As Executive Director of the American Vocational Association, I made a priority to get before as many committees of Congress dealing with related topics to which vocational education can make a contribution as part of a plan to advance quality career and technical studies. My testimony begins on page 71 and ends on page 77.Document 5:Hearings on the reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963: Part Five: National Institute of Education Study. [There] is a report by Dr. Henry David [who] was director of a national congressional mandate study of vocational education, and his report on that study to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives, October 21, 1981 with President Reagan's expressed intent to reduce the federal budget and its efforts to cut funding substantially in vocational education, Congressman Perkins held a series of hearings both in the states and in Washington that led up to the eventual reauthorization of vocational education legislation. Anyone interested in the perceived status of career and technical education as reflected in the National Institute report and early 1980s may find this congressional publication of interest.Document 6:Hearings on reauthorization of the Vocational Act of 1963 Part Three: Vocational Education and Child Nutrition Programs held in Lexington and Ashland Kentucky on March 13th and 14th, 1981. This publication illustrates how Mr. Perkins's contingency in Eastern Kentucky engaged in the eventual reauthorization of Perkins.Document 7:Hearings before the Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives November 1, 3, 9, 1983. You will find a copy of HR 4164 beginning of page 2 and ending on page 106. On page 107 you will find persons who were to testify concerning this legislation. My comments begin on page 111 and end on page 161. Please note that in my opening statement I commended Chairman Perkins and Congressman Goodling for leading a bipartisan effort in introducing this bill, that we wanted to work with them in developing a meaningful piece of legislation. This bill was the bill drafted in the AVA office of former minority staff member who had retired from the Education and Labor Committee, Charlie Radcliffe. Legislation was based on the framework that AVA had developed in collaboration with the American Association of Junior and Community Colleges, state directors of career and technical education, and with input from several AVA committees. We had drafted a framework in fact invited other educational organizations in Washington, D.C. area to make comments on the framework that led to modifications. We also had surveyed our members concerning particular issues. It was AVA's intent to avoid the term all that existed around the 76 vocational reauthorization by building a consensus within our own community of vocational educators and then with other key educational organizations regarding the thrust of the new reauthorizing legislation. In this we accomplished. Other materials will be presented providing somewhat of a trail of activities that led to the introduction of this legislation. Before we drafted the legislation, as Executive Director, I met with Chairman Perkins and Jack Jennings of his staff to make sure it was okay with Chairman Perkins that we plan to use Charlie Radcliffe, former minority staff to help draft legislation. He said "Gene that's okay," but I remember his words,"you have to make sure the Democrat members of the committee will also support the legislation, because I intend to lead the democrats." With minor changes in the legislation, it was introduced and eventually passed both House and Senate.Document 8: My last appearance before a congressional committee came on February 17, 1989 before the Committee on Education and Labor. That testimony can be found on pages 552-562. It was a statement about the Southern Regional Education Board State Vocational Consortium to Improve High Schools for Career Bound Students by connecting academic and high-quality-career-technical studies. In a letter to Jack Jennings, which I cannot locate a copy of, I asked he build into the 1990 reauthorization of Carl Perkins legislation the concept of a program of studies with either an academic or career focus with several criteria defining what such a program of studies would look like including linking high-quality CTE with more rigorous academic studies. As my work at Southern Regional Education Board grew, my attention increasingly turned to state policies through both state boards of education and through state legislatures. In the model of material on reauthorization of the Vocational Education act in 1985, I have included several other reports summarizing hearings held by the House Committee on Education and Labor. We often assisted the staff in finding persons to present their testimony around these different topics. That's a crucial role to play to help the staff find the right folks who can make the case for improving the quality of your program through policy. Someone might find of interest to see the spread of folks who in fact testified before the committee as the chairman continued to lay a foundation and support for reauthorization of vocational education legislation.Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.Document 27-32: Additional hearings and legislation pertaining to career and technical education at other times. Additional Testimony involved developing a relationship with Appropriations Committee and appearing before them in both 1983 and 1984 in making a case for increased funding for career and technical education in keeping with the new legislation. 1. Statement regarding Fiscal Year 1985 Vocational Education Appropriations before the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee. May 1984 2. Statement--Making the case for Increased Funding--before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services and Education. May 1983 Testimony to present AVA's position on proposed legislation before the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity before The Honorable Dan Quayle. June 1981.In response to the Nation at Risk report and its proposal to eliminate vocational education at the secondary school level, a national commission was established on secondary education. My statement presented AVA's viewpoint on the need to retain vocational education in America's secondary schools and what program should look like.As Executive Director of AVA, one of the roles is to keep the leadership in the field informed. In 1976, as president of AVA, in Houston at the December annual association meeting, I spoke to the delegates on the state of AVA. A copy of the statement is included.When I became Executive Director of AVA in September 1977, I made a presentation each year to the Assembly of Delegates. You will find included presentations made in 1981 1982, 1983, and 1984. Each of these spoke to contemporary issues, but most especially toward future reauthorization of the Vocational Education Legislation. Early on in my role as Executive Director, I defined the role of AVA in policymaking. This document lays out my philosophy for being an effective promoter of your cause. One of the basic principles is to build professional relationships with other people who influence and support your cause. An excellent example of this work was by Kenneth Edwards, Director of Kill Improvement Training for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He made it possible for me to appear before his council and the names and follow up to those individuals are in the materials. It is important to involve your key association members and leaders in preparing position statements. The first set of position statements include meeting around issues you want to address in future legislation. It was my philosophy that you should not find yourself reacting to others' proposals, but you should become proactive in making recommendations for advancing the quality of vocational education. Eleven of the issues we identified in 1980 are in the packet.We developed a committee of leaders from the field representing different segments of vocational education, and we produced an initial draft of proposed legislation. This is marked draft. We shared that draft with a range of persons to get their reactions, positive responses, criticisms and revised suggestions and omissions. You will find that on the spreadsheet.One of the earlier drafts dealt with outlining elements of proposed legislation. In June 1980, through the work of the Legislation Study Committee, we proposed recommendations for improving vocational education to impact selected national goals and concerns. In July 1982, we created a framework for the reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Early on in October [1980], we had a meeting with the executive committee of the AVA Board of Directors and the executive committee of the State Directors of Vocational Education on the reauthorization of vocational education legislation. The agreements from that meeting are included in the packet. A set of proposed policy options for reauthorization was developed around critical issues. With the approval of Congressman Perkins, we engaged the retired minority staff person from the Education and Labor Committee, Charlie [Radcliffe], who took AVA's proposed framework and provided options for proposed legislation for each of the major issues. A draft included. You will find Charlie's initials attached to that draft. He worked out of the AVA office. The next step was to draft proposed legislation and a copy of that proposed legislation was introduced in Congress under HR 4164 with support of both republicans and democrats. Attached is a copy as Charlie had drafted it. As the Committee of the House and Senate began to work through the legislation, information was requested to make a case for the legislation and for increased funding. In the materials, you will find a letter sent to me by Bob Taylor from the National Center for Research for Career and Technical Education that provided answers to several issues. To keep the membership informed, we created an Update Newsletter for vocational educators. In September and October 1983, the headline reads, "Work Begins on Reauthorization Bill." You will also find a summary of the introduction of that 1983 legislation by Congressman Perkins. On June 6, 1984, Senator Hatch introduced the Vocational Education Act of 1984.Upon the death of Mr. Perkins in late 1984, AVA proposed to a staff of both House and Senate that the bill be retitled, "The Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act." In April 1985, Secretary of Education, Bennett, sent to the Honorable Thomas P. O'Neil, speaker of the House, some provisions the department believed should be made in the legislation. On June 24, 1985, Jack Jennings sent to me a piece he had written on how the new vocational education act was forged in Washington. Reconciling the House and Senate version, you will find AVA's position on the differences between the House and Senate version. Once legislation is passed, we presented to our leadership what was sought and what we were able to get, and the advantages the new legislation offers to the field and moving forward. See the statement prepared to the State Directors of Vocational Education, November 1984.The materials provide a summary of the activities by AVA in pursuing the reauthorization of legislation over time. We forged a strong partnership with the State Directors of Vocational Education and the American Association of Community Colleges. We also met with all the national education associations to get their input. When some went to Jack Jennings to get changes in the legislation, he told them, that they would have to see AVA. "AVA has done its homework this year."During the final stages of the reauthorization, one day I received a call from Al Shanker, President of the American Federation of Teachers. He wanted to have lunch with me. When I met him, he said, "I just wanted to talk to the fellow that we have been told if we wanted to make changes in the legislation, we needed to see you." Al was a former vocational teacher in New York City. He said "We like the bill."Additional testimony given to different congressional committee. March 23, 1978 testimony given to CETA reauthorization. March 12, 1980 testimony given before the labor--HEW appropriation subcommittee. June 18, 1980 testimony given before the Senate subcommittee on education, arts and humanities.July 24, 1981 testimony given before the House banking subcommittee on economic stabilization.July 23, 1982 testimony given before the economic stabilization subcommittee of the banking, finance, and Urban affairs committee.May 6, 1982 testimony given for the Senate appropriations subcommittee on labor, health and human services, and education.March 30, 1982 testimony given before the House appropriations subcommittee on labor, health and human services and education.June 5, 1983 testimony given before the joint hearings of the subcommittee on science, research and technology of the committee on science and technology.This was expansion of what had been the American Vocational Association perspective before I arrived. During my time at AVA we look for every opportunity to present the story of the potential of career and technical education America, the role it could play in addressing the needs of American youth and adults an the economy and the resources and legislation needed to achieve those ends.February 4, 1989 you will find a copy of a letter to Jack Jennings recommending provisions to be inserted into the reauthorize vocational education legislation then before Congress. Some of these recommendations found their way into the legislation. These ideals had grown out of our work at SREB working with a network of high schools in our attempt to link career and technical studies to academic studies.You will find a notebook describing legislative study teams reports we established in working towards reauthorize legislation. We often selected leaders from the field who had Congressman or senator on the authorizing committee."SREB Years Notebook of the first meeting of the State Vocational Education Consortium and Pilot Sites, November 1987Example of one of the Technical Assistance Visit reports conducted at HSTW sites by Gene Bottoms. We conducted 25-30 of these visits per year in the early years.Special reports prepared in the early years at SREB for the State of Louisiana. Working papers prepared at SREB for policy leaders, state educational and local leaders and school principals.Examples of four Site Development Guide developed for school leaders. Some such 12 guides were developed.Articles prepared for external publications while at SREB.Support from the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation allowed SREB to launch a Middle Grades That Work Improvement effort in 1998.Other papers and documents developed at SREB dealing with HTSW.In 2010, SREB launched a collaborative effort with several states to develop Advanced Career (AC) courses to do for CTE what AP did for academics except built on a framework of applied contextual learning. SREB with the collaboration of nine different states prepared 36 courses and more than 190 project-based units. Each project-based unit averaged 150 pages each. Completion of the projects requires students to use high school-level academics, technology, technical skills and teamwork with each other to complete the project. One example of a project-based unit is enclosed. To illustrate the progress made, you will find a participants' guide, October 26 1995 for Integrated Vocational and Academic Teleconference. I was a member of the study team in Guilford County, North Carolina, looking at Guilford County Schools and worked on the student achievement section of this report, pages 10-25. This was the last report before retiring from SREB.Articles published since retiring from SREBFebruary, 2019 article published by Techniques Magazine—Powerful Assignments Matter in CTE Classes.October 2019 article published by the American School Board Journal—Setting Bold Goals, page 42.March 2020 article published by Techniques Magazine—The Voice of CTE Students' Success.Gene Bottoms journey through education—A Path and a Purpose in Vocational Schools. An article published by SREB upon Gene Bottoms' retirement. Two historical notebooks of earlier documents.
boxfolder
0213Notes on proposed federal legislation related to technical and vocational legislation and testimony before Congressional committees, Undated
0214A Bill to Amend the Vocational Act of 1963, March 12, 1983
Document 27-32: Additional hearings and legislation pertaining to career and technical education at other times.
0215A Compilation of Federal Education Laws Volume IV: Vocational Education, Job Training, Rehabilitation, and Related Statutes, June 1991
0216Current Issues in Vocational Education Hearings, September 17-30, 1980
Document 3:
Hearings before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives on September 17, 24, 25 and 30, 1980. My comments begin on page 223 and end on page 231. This was a beginning effort by Chairman Perkins to begin to lay the foundation [for] the next reauthorization of vocational education.
0217Elementary and Secondary Career Education Act Hearings, February-March 1977
Document 2:
A hearing on the Elementary and Secondary Career Education Act of 1977 before the House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education, and Committee on Education and Labor. This was my first appearance before Congress, and I had just been elected president of the American Vocational Association. Testimony starts on page 270. The brief summary and the full statement begins on page 277 which is then followed by several pages of questions from members of Congress and my responses which ended on page 307. Embedded in those responses you will find some of my core beliefs about education that I still believe to this day.
0218Hearings on Reauthorization of Vocational Act of 1963 Part Three: Vocational Education and Child Nutrition Programs, March 13-14 1981
Document 6:
Hearings on reauthorization of the Vocational Act of 1963 Part Three: Vocational Education and Child Nutrition Programs held in Lexington and Ashland Kentucky on March 13th and 14th, 1981. This publication illustrates how Mr. Perkins's contingency in Eastern Kentucky engaged in the eventual reauthorization of Perkins.
boxfolder
0301Responses to Comments from Senator Orin G. Hatch and Vocational Act Specifications, July 1, 1982
Also included are other special reports prepared to educate both members of AVA and others concerning certain facts regarding vocational education. The first item in the notebook is AVA's responses to a series of questions posed to me by Senator Orin Hatch.
Document 1 contains record of a statement before Senate Subcommittee on Education Arts and Humanities July 1, 1982. It contains testimony by myself
0302Outline of Prototype Bill Adult Employment Training and Framework for Reauthorization of Vocational Education Act of 1963, 1981
The notebook includes a brief outline of the prototype bill titled--Adult Employment Training and Definition of Terms for the Adult Employment Training. The notebook contained a summary of identified issues identified in the National Institute of Education report on career and technical education. This notebook also includes "Federal State Relationships and Vocational Education: A Congressional View of Vocational Education." Also included is a letter from Michael Brustein comparing the AVA proposal for reauthorization of vocational and technical education dated 08-07-81 [to] the AVA proposal. Included in the notebook is a framework for reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 drafted by AVA September 25, 1981. Also included are other special reports prepared to educate both members of AVA and others concerning certain facts regarding vocational education.
0303Statement of Dr. Gene Bottoms before the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and the Humanities, February 23, 1983
Within the black notebook labeled document one, you will find a clipped copy of testimony given before the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities, February 23, 1983. This document in a great deal of detail outlines AVA's position concerning reauthorized vocational education legislation. As stated earlier often are given about six minutes to summarize your big ideas but I discovered staff often is constantly changing, and I have found that the more lengthy documents for the record provides to them information they can draw upon as they do their work in preparing new legislation.
0304Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 Part Thirteen: Disadvantaged and Handicapped, May 5, 1982
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0305Vocational-Technical Education Act of 1963 Hearings, November 1-9, 1983
Document 7:
Hearings before the Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives November 1, 3, 9, 1983. You will find a copy of HR 4164 beginning of page 2 and ending on page 106. On page 107 you will find persons who were to testify concerning this legislation. My comments begin on page 111 and end on page 161. Please note that in my opening statement I commended Chairman Perkins and Congressman Goodling for leading a bipartisan effort in introducing this bill, that we wanted to work with them in developing a meaningful piece of legislation. This bill was the bill drafted in the AVA office of former minority staff member who had retired from the Education and Labor Committee, Charlie Radcliffe. Legislation was based on the framework that AVA had developed in collaboration with the American Association of Junior and Community Colleges, state directors of career and technical education, and with input from several AVA committees. We had drafted a framework in fact invited other educational organizations in Washington, D.C. area to make comments on the framework that led to modifications. We also had surveyed our members concerning particular issues. It was AVA's intent to avoid the term all that existed around the 76 vocational reauthorization by building a consensus within our own community of vocational educators and then with other key educational organizations regarding the thrust of the new reauthorizing legislation. In this we accomplished. Other materials will be presented providing somewhat of a trail of activities that led to the introduction of this legislation. Before we drafted the legislation, as Executive Director, I met with Chairman Perkins and Jack Jennings of his staff to make sure it was okay with Chairman Perkins that we plan to use Charlie Radcliffe, former minority staff to help draft legislation. He said "Gene that's okay," but I remember his words,"you have to make sure the Democrat members of the committee will also support the legislation, because I intend to lead the democrats." With minor changes in the legislation, it was introduced and eventually passed both House and Senate.
0306Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 Part 10: Vocational Education Data System, December 10, 1981
0307Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 Part 5: National Institute of Education Study, October 21, 1981
Document 5:
Hearings on the reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963: Part Five: National Institute of Education Study. [There] is a report by Dr. Henry David [who] was director of a national congressional mandate study of vocational education, and his report on that study to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives, October 21, 1981 with President Reagan's expressed intent to reduce the federal budget and its efforts to cut funding substantially in vocational education, Congressman Perkins held a series of hearings both in the states and in Washington that led up to the eventual reauthorization of vocational education legislation. Anyone interested in the perceived status of career and technical education as reflected in the National Institute report and early 1980s may find this congressional publication of interest.
0308Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Act of 1963 Part Eighteen: Occupational Information, August 3, 1982
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0309Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Act of 1963 Part Nineteen: Local Vocational Programs, August 18, 1982
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0310Proposal for Phase II Middle Grades Education Initiative , March 1, 1999
0311Phase Three Concept Paper for Continued Improvement, Expansion, and Institutionalization of "High Schools That Work", October 1997
0312"New American High Schools That Work" Project Final Report, March 31, 2001
0313Final Report "New American High Schools That Work" Project, August 2000
0314SREB Making Schools Work Final Report, March 30, 2005
0315Proposal on Middle Grades Education to the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, January 8, 1997
0316Testimony by Gene Bottoms National Commission on Secondary Vocational Education, June 5, 1984
0317Statement of Gene Bottoms Regarding Fiscal Year 1985 Vocational Education Appropriations, May 8, 1984
0318Statement of Gene Bottoms before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services and Education, May 24, 1983
0319Statement of Dr. Gene Bottoms Before the Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity, June 18, 1981
0320"Education for the World of Work," Gordon Swanson, 1996
0321Amendments to the Vocational Education Act of 1963, October 16, 1968
0322House of Representatives Education Amendments Conference Report, September 27, 1976
0323House of Representatives Comprehensive Manpower Act of 1973, November 21, 1973
0324Hearing before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education First Session, May 20, 1975
0325"High Schools That Work" Accelerating Progress Toward Higher Achievement for All Students, August 17, 1998
0326Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs House of Representatives, July 23-September 10, 1981
Document 4:
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization of the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs House of Representatives. I peered before the committee on July 24, 1981. As Executive Director of the American Vocational Association, I made a priority to get before as many committees of Congress dealing with related topics to which vocational education can make a contribution as part of a plan to advance quality career and technical studies. My testimony begins on page 71 and ends on page 77.
0327Hearings on H.R. 7, A Bill to Extend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act Volume I, March 7-21, 1989
boxfolder
0401Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 Part Nine: Personnel Development, December 9, 1981
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0402Hearings on the Reauthorization of the Vocational Act of 1963 Part Fourteen: Student Organizations , June 8, 1982
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0403Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Act of 1963 Part Four: Bilingual Vocational Training, October 14, 1981
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0404Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 Part Two: Urban and Rural Vocational Education, February 26-March 3, 1981
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0405Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 Part Twelve: Reindustrialization , April 29, 1982
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0406Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Act of 1963 Part Sixteen: Research and Program Improvement, June 23, 1982
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0407Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 Part One: Vocational Education in Different Institutional Settings, February 24-25, 1981
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0408Compilation of Selected Federal Legislation relating Job Training, December 1982
Document 27-32: Additional hearings and legislation pertaining to career and technical education at other times.
0409Hearings on Reauthorization of Vocational Educational Act of 1963 Part Fifteen: State Advisory Councils, June 16, 1982
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0410Hearings on reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 Part Twenty: Older Americans Education Act, September 23, 1982
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0411Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Act of 1963 Part Six: Consumer and Homemaking Education, November 12-13, 1981
Document 9-26: Records of additional hearings Chairman Perkins held on the reauthorization of the 1984 legislation. This involved engaging a broad network of constituency and receiving their input to the proposed legislation.
0412Notes and Working Papers Concerning the Administration of Programs Authorized under Vocational Act of 1963, March 1968
Document 27-32: Additional hearings and legislation pertaining to career and technical education at other times.
0413Youth Employment and Training Act of 1977 and Related Legislation, April 19-28, 1977
Document 27-32: Additional hearings and legislation pertaining to career and technical education at other times.
0414Education Amendments, 1976
Document 27-32: Additional hearings and legislation pertaining to career and technical education at other times.
0415Reports on the Implementation of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, November 1973
Document 27-32: Additional hearings and legislation pertaining to career and technical education at other times.
0416Speeches to the Assembly of Delegates, December 1982-December 1984
0417Speech by Gene Bottoms at State and Territorial Associations Legislative Session, 1976
0418[International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Mailing List and Correspondence], January-February 1979
0419"Meeting the Nation's Employment Needs for the 1980s" American Vocational Association, October 1980
0420American Vocational Association Legislative Directions for Reauthorization of Vocational Education Act Draft, Approximately 1980
0421Responses to American Vocational Association , Approximately 1980
0422Proposal, Structure Reauthorized Vocational Education Legislation , Approximately 1980
0423Recommendations for Improving Vocational Education to Impact Selected National Goals and Concerns American Vocational Association, Approximately 1980
0424A Framework for the Reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act , June 1982
0425[H.R. 4164 Proposed Legislation], October 19, 1983
0426[Vocational Education Documents and Correspondence with Robert Taylor], December 1984
0427Summary of meeting with the Executive Committee of the American Vocational Association Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the State Directors of Vocational Education, October 6, 1980
0428Purpose of Vocational Education Legislation American Vocational Association, October 1980
0429Vocational Education Policy Options for Reauthorization, Undated
0430Vocational Education Reauthorization Issues and Options Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Undated
0431Update: The Newspaper for Vocational Educators , September-October 1983
 

III. Southern Regional Education Board

"Background of Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)—High Schools That Work (HSTW)High Schools That Work (HSTW) began with the Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB) Commission for Educational Quality. In 1983, I was invited to join that commission. SREB had written a publication that was very critical of vocational education. At the meeting of that commission in the summer of 1984, I met a new staff at SREB named Dave Spence. It appears that Dave had an appreciation for high-quality vocational education. At that Commission meeting, I petitioned the group, rather than criticizing vocational education, to make a proposal for improving it. To SREB president Dr. Godwin's surprise, there was unanimous support by the commission and Dave and I were charged to draft a set of recommendations for improving secondary vocational education.At the 1985 SREB board meeting in West Virginia, I presented the 10 recommendations for improving secondary vocational education. Upon completion of my presentation, Hillary Clinton, a member of the commission, made beeline to me commending Dave and me for the recommendations. SREB published the report and [sent] copies to the state superintendents and state directors of vocational education. Dr. Godwin was surprised to get a very favorable response from the groups. They said, "[We] like the recommendations, but we do not know how to implement them. Are you willing to create a secretariat or director on hour staff who would lead this work?"Since I had left AVA in June of 1985, I returned to Georgia in September for the explicit purpose of running for [state] school superintendent. Over the next several months, Dave Spence and I met with interested state directors of vocational education. However, Dr. Godwin still had some major reservations. SREB [sponsored] a conference, "Strengthening the Academic Preparation of Academic Preparation of Vocational Students." The keynote speaker for this conference was Marvin Feldman, President of the Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, NY. Marvin was a former project officer for the Ford Foundation and was one of the lead writers for President Johnson's poverty program. Marvin talked about how vocational education is a different approach to learning and if done well, will enhance students' readiness. With that, Dr. Godwin was sold. A copy of the agenda of that meeting and the 10 recommendations are available. From that date forward, we had several meetings of state leaders and began to formulate a goals and Key Practices and Key Conditions for high school reform for career-bound students. In November 1987, we had our first convening of leaders from different states, and we launched the HSTW program with 13 states with each state having committed to fund at least two pilot sites. One of the things each state agreed to do was to have a technical assistance visit made to each school site to review their progress and to make recommendations of steps they could take in achieving the HSTW goals and implementing the framework of Key Practices. An example of one Technical Assistance Visit report led by the director of HSTW is included. A background statement is included in the collection of materials on creating what was named in early 1990s the HSTW program.One of the items agreed to would be to have teams of school leaders, counselors, and academic and vocational teachers to attend an annual meeting to share their progress and lessons being learned. The first meeting was held at Hilton head, South Carolina in the summer of 1988.You have a copy of the keynote presentations made beginning in 1991, but the concept of connecting higher-level academic with quality career studies was very popular.List of Videos Hedrick Smith, Production, Inc., 6935 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 208, Chevy Chase , Maryland was given money to do a special video on the HSTW program in October 2005.There are two videos on team development workshops. SREB asked schools to develop school teams around several of the Key Practices. SREB did a 1½ hour video on getting career - bound students to make the effort needed to meet higher standards. There is a video presentation made by Gene Bottoms in 1992 on increasing student achievement in communications, science and math. Two video interviews by the Office of Education with me on components essential for students ' success and every child can succeed are included. A video by George Copa at one summer conference on the new facilities design for a comprehensive high school is included. One of our keynote speakers at the 6th Annual Staff Development Conference was Harold Stevenson. His video presentation "Getting American High School Graduates UP to International Standards "is included. A video on how high schools can expand the promise of No Child Left Behind by the U. S. Department of Education linked to HSTW. A video on designing a senior project in ways that advance achievement by Hodgson Vocational High School in Delaware is included. A video by Gene Bottoms on Goals and Key Practices for Making High Schools Work is included. A video keynote presentation Gene Bottoms at the 5th Annual Staff Development Conference at Saddlebrook, FL in 1991 is included. A video keynote presentation at the Annual Staff Development Conference in 1994 on school and classroom practices that produce high - performing students is included. A video by Gene Bottoms on HSTW, May 25, 1993 is included. A video on work - based learning - getting started and lessons learned from Europe is included. A video by Gene Bottoms on HSTW in Michigan is included. A video on HSTW by Gene Bottoms, 1991 is included. A video speaking to vocational education leaders and teachers in Oklahoma is included. A video on improving academic achievement to a group in Minnesota, October 1991. A video presentation on career technical education in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. A video presentation on HSTW to Burk County, Pennsylvania, 1992. A video at Tech Prep Conference, March 2, 1994 . A video on Making Schools Work ( MSW ) , March 1994 .A video speaking to a group at Johns Town AVTS Center, Pennsylvania, October 1992.SREB, working with Georgia Public Television (GPB) produced three videos in Integrating Academic and Vocational Education. Two videos are available. SREB, working with Georgia Public Television (GPB) produced three videos on Replacing the General Track. The facilitator's guides are included. The three videos are not available.A video on Schools to Work: Practical Speaking on the Learning Channel is included.Tech Prep Conference Video, Making High Schools Work, Parts 1 and 2 are included.A video of Gene Bottoms receiving Carl Perkins award in 1992 from West Virginia Vocational Association.A video on New Jersey Educational Summit is included.A CD--Consortium for Secondary School Comprehensive Reform, Middle Grades/High School Curriculum Alignment Training Materials is included.A CD--Consortium for Secondary School Comprehensive Reform Transitions Courses Training Materials is included.
boxfolder
0501[SREB Years Notes], Undated
0502Making High Schools Work: Integrating High-Level Academic and Vocational Studies, 1997
0503Criteria for Creating or Evaluating Powerful Assignments, Undated
0504Tips for Planning and Implementing a Teacher Adviser System, Undated
0505Things That Matter in Improving Student Learning, Undated
0506Best Practices for Successful Summer Transition Programs Presented by Gene Bottoms, March 15-16, 2010
0507Interview Questions and Answers , May 17, 2017
0508High Schools That Work: Improving Student Performance, High School to College and Career Transition Practices That Work, Undated
0509Finding Solutions to Today's Challenges , September 5, 2014
0510Vocational-Technical Education , October 1983
0511The Vocational Education Act, June 1984
0512[Legislation Provisions from Secretary of Education to the Honorable Thomas P. O'Neil Jr.], April 1985
0513Occupational Education Forum, 1985
0514Update "Secondary Programs Mandated" Gene Bottoms, Undated
0515American Vocational Association positions on provisions in the House and Senate Bills for House-Senate Conference on Vocational Education, September 7, 1984
0516Speech to the State Directors "Reauthorizing Vocational Education Legislation", November 21, 1984
0517Ten Recommendations for Improving Secondary Vocational Education from Southern Regional Education Board's Commission for Education Quality, 1985
0518Background of Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)--High Schools That Work (HSTW), Undated
0519A Path and a Purpose: Gene Bottoms' Career in What Works in High Schools, July 2018
0520Southern Regional Education Board: Strengthening the Academic Preparation of Vocational Students, November 21-22, 1985
0521The SREB-State Vocational Education Consortium, 1988
0522High Schools That Work Planning Workbook-Part A, October 15, 1994
0523Integrating Vocational and Academic Education Video Training Resources, 1996
0524H.S.T.W. Replacing the General Track Video Course Program: Creating a High-Performance High School Case Studies, April 1997
0525H.S.T.W. Replacing the General Track Video Course Program Four: Creating a High Performance High School: Case Studies, April 1997
0526[High Schools That Work: Replacing the General Track Telecourse Program Three: Outstanding Practices in Replacing the General Track and Facilitator Guide], April 1997
0527H.S.T.W. Replacing the General Track Video Course Program Five: Critical Elements in Replacing the General Track, April 1997
0528H.S.T.W. Replacing the General Track Video Course Program One: Replacing the General Track Overview, April 1997
0529Photograph of Gene Bottoms, Undated
0530The Vocational Education Study: The Final Report, September 1981
0531A Report to the Nation on Vocational Education, November 1975
0532Final Report Volume IV Postsecondary Education , 1989
0533National Assessment of Vocational Education Final Report Volume I Summary of Findings and Recommendations, Undated
0534First Intern Report from the National Assessment of Vocational Education , January-February 1988
0535Design Papers for the National Assessment of Vocational Education, Undated
0536National Assessment of Vocational Education Interim Report to Congress , 2002
0537Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers , February 2019-March 2020
0538Superintendent's Transitional Team Final Report, 2016-2017
0539American School Board Journal Special CTE Focus, October 2019
0540Advanced Career Documents, 2010
0541Integrating Vocational and Academic Education Teleconference Participation Guide, October 26, 1995
0542Other papers and documents dealing with High Schools That Work, November 2006
0543Project-Based Learning: Connecting the Curriculum to Real-life Skills by Gene Bottoms, August 5, 1998
0544Tools to support and sustain project-based learning implementation, June 9, 2017
0545Southern Regional Education Board: Advanced Integration Model Program for Vocational and Academic Learning, Undated
0546Second Round Table Discussion , Undated
0547SREB Developing Effective Interdisciplinary Focus Teams, Teams Guideline Planner, Undated
0548High Schools That Work Getting the Whole School Involved with High Schools That Work, Planning Workbook Part A "Integration of Academic and Vocational Studies", October 15, 1994
0549Powerful Assignments (PAs) Matter in Career Pathway Classes (Excerpt) Gene Bottoms, Undated
0550Examples of Site Development Guides, 2013
0551Articles prepared for external pubs while at Southern Regional Education Board, March 1997-February 2017
0552Support from Clark Foundation for Middle Grades That Work, June 11, 1998-2005
0553Things That Matter in Improving Student Learning, Undated
0554Update on Making High Schools Work: Past, Present, and Future, 1993
0555High Schools That Work Teacher Survey Results, 2002
0556Raising our Sights: No High School Senior Left Behind The National Commission on the High School Senior Year, Undated
0557Using State and District Leadership Academics to Improve Low-performing Schools, November 2004
boxfolder
0601Special Reports for State of Louisiana , January 1988
0602Southern Regional Education Board Twentieth Annual Legislative Work Conference, July 14-17 1971
0603The Southern Regional Education Board-State Vocational Education Consortium [1 out of 2], 1987
0604The Southern Regional Education Board-State Vocational Education Consortium [2 out of 2], 1986-1987
0605High Schools That Work SREB-State Vocational Education Consortium Proposal [1 out of 2], 1992
0606High Schools That Work SREB-State Vocational Education Consortium Proposal [2 out of 2], 1992
0607A Purpose Statement for Louisiana's Postsecondary Vocational-Technical System, Undated
0608A Review of the Status of Vocational Education on Four Specific Issues during 1987-88, June 29, 1989
0609A review of the Louisiana State Plan for Vocational Education by Gene Bottoms, May 9, 1989
0610Recommendations for Enhancement to Louisiana State Plan for Vocational Education, May 27, 1987
0611A Summary Review of the Louisiana State Plan for Vocational Education , April 26. 1988
item
RBRL512-VHS_0001Gene Bottoms--Carl Perkins reward ACTE 99 Wednesday's General Session Awards Presentation, December 1999
item
RBRL512-VHS_0002Integrating Academic and Vocational Education Making High Schools Work for All Students Dr. Gene Bottoms Southern Regional Education Board Greensboro, North Carolina, March 1992
item
RBRL512-VHS_0003New Jersey Education Summit on High Schools Tape 1 of 2, Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0004Tech Prep Making High Schools That Work Part One Presenter: Gene Bottoms, May 14, 1993
item
RBRL512-VHS_0005HSTW 94 V-270 School and Classroom Practices that Produce High Performing Students, 1994
item
RBRL512-VHS_0006High Schools That Work with Gene Bottoms, May 12, 1993
boxfolder
0631High Schools that Work with Gene Bottoms, May 12, 1993
item
RBRL512-VHS_0007Dr. Gene Bottoms, Tech Prep Seminar, December 15, 1992
item
RBRL512-VHS_0008"SREB/HSTW; Work-Based Learning" Getting Started and Lessons Learned from Europe, Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0009Dr. Bottoms Michigan Presentation, Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0010Presentation by Dr. Gene Bottoms, May 9, 1991
item
RBRL512-VHS_00111. Gene Bottoms OK Vo-Tech Basic Skills Day Closing Address (Into, Anne Benson) 2. Gene Bottoms Speaking to Counselors at Ok Vo-Tech Basic Skills Day (Intro, Belinda McCharen), Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0012Improving Academic Achievement Dr. Gene Bottoms Minnesota, October 10, 1991
item
RBRL512-VHS_0013School Talk #395: Career and Technical Education Dr. Gene Bottoms T.V.S. Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA 02325, Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0014"It's Working" Produced for the Pierce Co. Cooperative. Produced by General Learning Video., Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0015Berks County, Pennsylvania Gene Bottoms, SREB High Schools That Work, October 1992
item
RBRL512-VHS_0016Tech Prep Conference Making High Schools Work, March 2, 1994
item
RBRL512-VHS_0017Greater Johnstown AVTS Pennsylvania Dr. Gene Bottoms SREB, October 9, 1992
item
RBRL512-VHS_0018Practically Speaking School to Work, 1997
boxfolder
0632Practically Speaking School to Work, 1997
item
RBRL512-VHS_0019Tech Prep Program Making High Schools Work Part Two Presenter: Gene Bottoms, May 14, 1993
item
RBRL512-VHS_0020Southern Regional Education Board High Schools That Work Team Development Workshop, Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0021Southern Regional Education Board High Schools That Work Team Development Workshop , Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0022Getting Career-Bound Students to Make the Effort to Meet Higher Standards Southern Regional Education Board High Schools That Work, Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0023Dr. Gene Bottoms Presentation on the Southern Regional Education Board "Increasing Student Achievement in Communications, Science, and Math", January 16, 1992
item
RBRL512-VHS_0024Every Child Can Succeed Demonstration Component 1. Promises to Keep: Achieving Success in Our Schools, January 25, 1993
item
RBRL512-VHS_0025Every Child Can Succeed Essential Elements Component 4. High Expectations, January 25, 1993
item
RBRL512-VHS_0026SREB Sixth Annual Staff Development Conference Specialty Workshop: New Designs for the Comprehensive School Presenter: George Copa, Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0027SREB Sixth Annual Staff Development Conference Fourth Learning Session: The Learning Gap: Getting American High School Graduates Up to International Standards Presenter: Harold Stevenson, July 10
item
RBRL512-VHS_0028U.S. Department of Education Education News Parents Can Use "High Schools: Expanding the Promise of No Child Left Behind", September 20, 2005
item
RBRL512-VHS_0029Senior Project An Exhibition in Achievement Hodgson Vo-Tech Newark, Delaware, Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0030Southern Regional Education Board Goals and Key Practices for Making High Schools Work Gene Bottoms, Undated
item
RBRL512-VHS_0031Dr. Gene Bottoms Presentation on the Southern Regional Education Board "Increasing Student Achievement in Communications, Science, and Math #2, January 16, 1992
item
RBRL512-VHS_00325th Annual Staff Development Conference Saddlebrook, Florida Session One: Gene Bottoms, SREB Session Two: Dr. Robert Atkinson, July 10, 1991
item
RBRL512-DVD_0001Integrating Academic and Career Technical Studies Lesson One-Teleconference Series , Undated
item
RBRL512-DVD_0002Integrating Mathematics into CTE assignments GPB produced with HSTW Lesson Two, 1996
item
RBRL512-DVD_0003Making Schools Work with Hendrick Smith Discussion Guide, Undated
item
RBRL512-DVD_0004Making Schools Work with Hendrick Smith, October 5, 2005
item
RBRL512-CD_0001Consortium for Secondary School Comprehensive Reform Middle Grades/High School Curriculum Alignment Training Material CSSCR Training Manuals--Transitions, Undated
item
RBRL512-CD_0002Consortium for Secondary School Comprehensive Reform Middle Grades/High School Curriculum Alignment Training Material, Undated
 

IV. Superintendent Race

"Additional Comments about the Materials inside This Box I did not attempt to scrub out a lot of embarrassing notes because they do reflect the work of the campaign. My dream had long been one of running for state school superintendent because the position is one from which leadership can be exercised to make substantial improvement on the quality of learning students receive. In returning to Georgia from Washington, this was my intent. In the winter of 1986, considerable thought was given to whether this was feasible to do. But one day I received a note from the brother of the existing state school superintendent saying that I should not pull out of the campaign. That his brother would probably in the end not run. Not too long after receiving this note, the current superintendent, Charles McDaniel had a heart [attack] and died. Shortly after, the governor appointed Warner Rogers as the state school superintendent. It was obvious that the governor would put his resources behind Warner making it a difficult race to win. Again, I was toying with not pursuing it. One day when I was in the capitol, I was confronted with the governor's campaign manager who told me that if I persisted in running, I would never again work in the state of Georgia. Being an independent type from the mountains of Georgia, I told him I was considering not pursuing the race, but in light of this threat, there was no way he was going to get me out of the race. So, one of the first tricks his reporter buddy pulled was to put a picture of an African American person with my name and my announcement. I later learned that his name was Bottoms and that he was head of the Black Presbyterian Church. Later I had the pleasure of meeting several members of that family who were educators in the Southwest Atlanta Public Schools. A little background - in the 1830's four Bottoms brothers came to Georgia building the railroad. They were from South Carolina. My Bottoms ancestors settled in West Forsyth County on the Sitting Down Creek basin. One of the brothers settled in Fayette County with a large farm. I learned from one of his descendants that he had freed his slaves before the Civil War and the present minister's family was a direct descendent of those slaves. In fact, the current mayor of Atlanta married a man who was a descendent of those slaves. This bit of history just illustrates how linked together we are in the South. I haven't been able to find any record that the brother that settled in Forsyth County owned slaves. The land was not conducive. So that is the story behind the picture in the top of the box. You will find news releases concerning my speeches in different places across the state, and you will find several papers running editorials supporting my candidacy including Bill Shipp of the Atlanta Journal You will find written notes that have not been edited, and they certainly depict my dyslexia of spelling. They do reflect my ideas for teaching all students to higher standards and to make learning meaningful for them. In a public opinion poll taken two weeks before the election, Warner Rogers and I were "neck and neck" in a virtual tie. You might ask, "What happened?" The governor had a large campaign reserve fund and he shifted sufficient funds to Warner's campaign in which they could buy a full - page ad in every daily newspaper in the state on Sunday before the election on Tuesday. In s race for a constitutional office in Georgia that was the turning point. There were four persons in the race. Warner got just over 50 percent of the vote. I came in second. Knowing that there would be a bit of last minute push, I had met with Bill Shipp one day late in the campaign and told him I was considering pulling out some of my retirement funds to mount a major effort. He said, "Gene, if the people of this state aren't interesting enough in providing you financial support, you should not do that." So with having lost the election and having no job, with one child already in college and two others close to being ready, what was I to do? Two days after the election, several things happened. Frist, a staff member from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB ) called and said , " You have a job here starting August 1 , 1987. " Since the governor is chair of our Board this year, we would not feel comfortable in making the move immediately. Several conversations between myself and SREB staff over the previous year and with selected state leaders about creating a network of high schools focusing on improving education for these "other students ". During the same two days, I received a call from two state superintendents of different states and a large district superintendent from Georgia requesting that I conduct a major study for them on improving career and technical studies linked to improved academic studies for the career - oriented students. Thus, for the next 12 months working from my basement office, with Helen's support , we completed those studies and earned more money that year than we had ever earned . So August 1, 1987, I joined the SREB staff for a 50 percent time position and other 50 percent time position with Georgia State University . During the 1987-1988 school year, we launched what became known as the High Schools That Work (HSTW) [network] of schools. In July 1, 1988, I became a full - time staff member with SREB and charged with leading the high school reform effort across the South. In 1989, we received a major federal grant that enabled me to add an administrative assistant and additional staff.With the help of a person , who had befriended me in Washington named Sam Halpern , convinced the Wallace Readers Digest Foundation that the work being done by SREB was worthy of the foundation's support . That was the beginning of a 20 - year working relationship with the Wallace Foundation in which they supported the work with several million dollars. That support and the support of other foundations and a $ 12 million federal grant in 1999 enabled us to build an extremely large staff to support over 1,000 high school and middle grades schools across 30 states. In 2000, we began to do contract work with school districts to support comprehensive school reform around the HSTW and middle school design. This work was greatly enhanced beginning in 2014 up until my retirement with additional grant funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This is just a glimpse of the story. In one of the books in which I have written a chapter, there is detailed documentation of the work up until about 2000 with future projects beyond that."
boxfolder
0612The Atlanta Journal Constitution "Educator Gene Bottoms Announces Race for State School Superintendent", April 29, 1986
0613Gannett News Service "How to Turn a Bad Job into a Good One: Get a Boss You Like" Pat Ordovensky, 1985
0614[Letter Endorsing Gene Bottoms for State Superintendent], Undated
0615Issues List, 1986
0616[Notebook 1 out of 6], 1986
0617[Notebook 2 out of 6], 1986
0618[Notebook 3 out of 6], 1986
0619[Notebook 4 out of 6], 1986
0620[Notebook 5 out of 6], 1986
0621[Notebook 6 out of 6], 1986
0622[Campaign Notes and Publications], 1985-1986
0623Education News from Dr. Gene Bottoms, March-August 1986
0624Speeches, 1986
0625[Campaign Ideas, Notes, and Issues], 1985
0626Campaign Correspondence , November 1985-August 1986
0627[Campaign News Articles], August 1985-July 1986
0628Campaign Ads, 1986
0629News Releases, 1986
0630Positions, June-August 1986
boxfolder
0701Additional Comments About Materials Inside This Box, Undated
0702[Superintendent Election Newspaper Articles], August 1986
0703[Gene Bottoms State Superintendent Campaign Materials], 1986
0704Newspaper Ads, March-November 1986
 

V. Publications

"Published Books - books in which I have written chapters or was a part of a team that wrote the publication.The Role of Rural High Schools is a chapter we prepared for a book published by the U.S. Department of Education, but we never received a copy of that completed book. The book, Career Education Resource Guide is one in which I wrote the chapter on Middle Junior High Schools. The National Guidance Handbook was written by a team, and I mainly wrote the parts dealing with vocational education. The book on the Politics of Vocational Education was one developed during by time as Executive Director of AVA , which I did a publication on the overview of political strategies . Two other AVA Year books - One in 1976 and one in 1971 in which I have a chapter in each. The book, expanding the Reach of Educational Reforms: Perspectives from Leaders in Schools. Of Educational Interventions. My chapter is Chapter 12- Taking High Schools That Work to Scale: The Evolution of a High School Reform Program. We write several books based on High Schools That Work and the sixth book should be out in February 2022, published by ASCD. There are five publications done in the late 1960s and early 1970s. One was an Area Vocational School Catalog which was the first complete publication, in one place, of all the offerings of the system of postsecondary technical schools. We prepared four commission reports aimed at impacting state policy and school district policies. We prepared four publications on improving the transition from middle grades to high school and from high school to postsecondary studies and careers around literacy and math to address the large gaps of many students. We produced a number of case studies describing the changes in school and classroom practices occurring in schools that were making substantial progress toward better preparing students for postsecondary study and careers. Publications Special Reports and Best Practices Publications: There are four publications that dealt with developing a program of student services for area vocational technical schools now called The Technical College System. Part of my work involved developing a system of structured services to better connect area centers to the high school so that high school counselors understand the potential these centers had for postsecondary students. This grew out of a proposal I wrote while working on my doctorate at UGA and received a $ 108,000 grant. This became part of my dissertation which is housed in the UGA library. There are a number of special reports prepared for legislation groups, legislators, states, school districts or the U.S. Department of Education. There are two reports (electronic on thumb drive) - a second report for Kentucky and a report for New Mexico. Best Practice Publications - We produced a number of best practices publications to communicate to schools within the network and outside the network what works in improving high schools especially for students who had been enrolled in general and vocational courses. Several publications were prepared on high school completion for school leaders for the educational and policy leaders. We prepared several publications addressing the need to strengthen programs for preparing school principals directed at institutions of higher education , state board policy and school systems. Another significant publication in 1969 based on a request from Dr. Grant Venn of the U.S. DOE to hold a national conference on exemplary projects and practices. That conference and the publication are enclosed. It provided the basis of the career educational movement in the 1970s. A copy of all the presentations and the conference program is enclosed, along with the synthesized publication. We developed a number of publications on improving literacy and math for middle Grades and High School students with a special focus on the career - oriented students. We prepared a publication Lost in Transition: Building a Better Path from School to College and Careers based on one - day forums held in 15 different states. The forum report for Tennessee is missing. These were an attempt to raise awareness about the problems in transition between high school and particularly community and technical colleges. We prepared a number of reports showing the changes in school practices students were experiencing in schools making significant gains in achievement and students in comparative schools who were not making significant gains in achievement. We prepared a number of reports and working papers on improving the quality of career technical studies. Many of these were aimed at state board policies to replace graduation requirements."
boxfolder
0705[High Schools That Work Progress Reports], 1996-2000
0706A Vision for H.S.T.W. High School's Accelerated Career Academics Southern Regional Education Board, April 15, 2016
0707Crafting a New Vision for High School: How States Can Join Academic and Technical Studies to Promote More Powerful Learning SREB, 2008
0708College or Career? Why not Both? SREB, January 2018
0709Valuing Both Cs in College and Career-Readiness Accountability Systems SREB, October 2017
0710A Look at Accountability for Secondary Vocational Education SREB, Undated
0711Recognizing Academic Achievement in Career/Technical Education, Undated
0712An Undeveloped National Resource: The Unrealized Potential of the Nation's Career/Technical Centers, January 2012
0713Technical Assistance Visit Guide for Team Members, 2003-2004
0714Who are today's career/technical teachers? How are they prepared? Part I, April 2004
0715Action States Can Take to Place a Highly Qualified Career/Technical Teacher, Undated
0716Working Together to Change Practice and Accelerate Student Learning, June 1997
0717SREB-State Vocational Education Consortium: Improving the Communications, Mathematics, and Science Competencies of Students Enrolled in Vocational Courses, Undated
0718Redesigning and Refocusing High School Vocational Studies SREB, 1993
0719"The Link" A Newsletter on Advancing the Academic Competencies of General and Vocational Students, August 1991
0720State Leadership in Improving High Schools for More Students Southern Regional Education Board, Undated
0721Linking Vocational and Academic Education: Improving Science Education for Vocational Completers , Undated
0722High Schools That Work Integrated Learning, May 1995
0723Southern Regional Education Board High Schools That Work Research Brief: Are School-Related Jobs Better, March 2012
0724Southern Regional Education Board Brief Project Lead, May 2005
0725Southern Regional Education Board, Finishing the Job: Improving the Achievement of Vocational Students, Undated
0726"The Link" Changing High Schools: A Progress Report on the SREB-State Vocational Education Consortium, August 1991
0727High Schools That Work School-to-Work Connection, October 1994
0728"The Link" Pilot Site Notes, April 1991
0729SREB-State Vocational Education Consortium: Improving Academic Achievement of General and Vocational Students: A challenge for State Superintendent, Undated
0730[Publications Notes], Undated
0731SREB Research Brief Project Lead The Way Works, September 2007
0732Planning and Conducting Student Summer Internship Experiences, Undated
0733SREB Lost in Translation: Building a Better Path from School to College and Careers, 2008
0734SREB Building Transitions from High School to College and Careers, Undated
0735SREB Leadership Initiative: Creating Effective Principals who can Improve the Region's Schools and Influence Student Achievement, Undated
0736Are SREB States Making Progress, Undated
0737SREB Good Principals are the Key to Successful Schools, Undated
0738SREB Learning-Centered Leadership Program, November 2007
0739SREB High Schools That Work Preparing a New Breed of Principals in Tennessee: Instructional Leadership Redesign in Action, August 2009
0740SREB Schools Can't Wait: Accelerating the Redesign of University Principal Preparation Programs, Undated
0741Good Principals Aren't Born, They're Mentored, Undated
0742Leadership Matters, Undated
0743SREB Schools Need Good Leaders, 2007
0744Southern Regional Education Board: State Leadership in Improving High Schools for More Students, Undated
0745Progress being made on getting a quality leader in every school, 2004
0746Southern Regional Education Board: Who's Next Let's Stop Gambling on School Performance and Plan for Principal Succession, Undated
0747Turnaround High School Principals: Recruit, Prepare, and Empower Leaders of Change, Undated
0748Southern Regional Education Board: Preparing a New Breed of School Principals: It's Time for Action, Undated
0749Southern Regional Education Board The District Leadership Challenge: Empowering Principals to Improve Teaching and Learning, 2009
0750Southern Regional Education Board Instructional Strategies: How Teachers Teach Matters, Undated
0751SREB Ten Strategies for Creating a Classroom Culture of High Expectations, Undated
0752SREB Planning for Improved Student Achievement , Undated
0753SREB Making Math Matter, February 2018
0754Engaging Students in Deeper Learning Through Powerful Literary and Mathematics Assignments , February 2018
0755Students Step Up When Teachers and Leaders Transform Classrooms, September 2014
0756High Schools That Work: A report on improving career-bound students' learning: reading, 1995
0757SREB: Changing How Students Learn and Teachers Teach, Undated
0758High Schools That Work: A report on improving career-bound students' learning mathematics, 1995
0759High Schools That Work Research Brief by Gene Bottoms and Betty Creech, June 1997
0760The Three Essentials: Improving Schools Requires District Vision, District and State Support, and Leadership, August 2010
0761SREB: Using Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships to Improve Student Achievement How Some Schools Do It, Undated
0762Update Improving Achievement: Schools are Making Progress in Implementing the HSTW Design, 2002
0763Southern Regional Education Board: Two High School Cultures: One for Males, One for Females, 2003
0764SREB: Opening Doors to the Future: Preparing Low-Achieving Middle Grades Succeed in High School, 2002
boxfolder
0801[Publications, Special Reports, and Best Practices Publication Notes], Undated
0802Southern Regional Education Board Outstanding Practices, 1997
0803Southern Regional Education Board: Finishing the Job: Improving Student Achievement, August 2000
0804Quality Career, Technical Education is the Key to Success, 2002
0805Southern Regional Education Board, Using Technology to Improve Instruction and Raise Student Achievement , Undated
0806Outstanding Practices for Improving the Academic Achievement of General and Vocational Students, October 1991
0807High Schools That Work Outstanding Practices for Raising the Achievement of Career Bound High School Students, Undated
0808Southern Regional Education Board Outstanding Practices, 1994-1996
0809[High School Completion Southern Regional Education Board Initiative], November 2004-2007
0810A Reason to Stay in School: What Educators Can Do to Reduce Dropout Rates, SREB, 1992
0811Reaching the Goal to Reduce the Dropout Rate, SREB, 1991
0812SREB, Getting Serious About High School Graduation, 2005
0813Final Report: Orientation to New Concepts and Programs of Career Orientation and Occupational Education for Students in Rural Areas, December 1970
0814Secondary Vocational Education and Academic Excellence in Kentucky Prepared for Commission on Vocational and Technical Education, December 1985
0815Discussion Papers for the National Assessment of Vocational Education, February 1989
0816Southern Regional Education Board State Vocational Education Consortium Improving General and Vocational Education in the High Schools , 1989
0817High Schools That Work School-to-Work Connection, March 1994
0818Southern Regional Education Board Making Career, Technical Studies an Essential Part of High School Reform, Undated
0819Southern Regional Education Board High Schools That Work Best Practices Newsletter, Undated
0820Fifteen Recommendations for Improving Basic Competencies of Secondary Vocational Completers, June 29, 1987
0821A special report developed for the honorable Miguel Hernandez Agosto, December 1989
0822A Model Secondary Vocational Program: Raising the Level of Achievement on Basic Competencies for Students Completing a Vocational Concentration, Undated
0823Special Report Prepared, approximately 2000
0824SREB: Measuring Technical and Academic Achievement, Undated
0825A Plan for Excellence: Alabama's Secondary Vocational Programs, August 12, 1987
0826Report of the State Committee for Redesigning and Refocusing Vocational Education, August 13, 1987
0827A Review of Relevant Alternate Career and Technology Examinations, June 12, 2007
0828Achieving College and Career Readiness in Hoke County Schools, NC , May 4, 2017
0829SREB, Making High Schools and Middle Grades Work, March 30, 2005
0830Final Report the Identification and Assessment of Integrated Curricular Approaches Which Promote School Reform, March 1998
0831Final Report the Identification and Assessment of Integrated Curricular Approaches Which Promote School Reform Volume I, May 1998
0832Final Report New American High Schools That Work Project, August 2000
0833Developing a Program of Student Personnel Services for Area Vocational-Technical Schools, 1966
0834Conference on Ways the Area School Personnel Worker and the High School Counselor Can Work Together, July 21-22, 1966
0835Developing a Program of Student Personnel Services for Area Vocational-Technical Schools Volume Two, 1972
0836Developing a Program of Student Personnel Services for Area Vocational-Technical Schools Volume One, 1972
0837Southern Regional Education Board, Access to Challenging and Relevant Learning Opportunities Improves Achievement for All, 2004-2006
boxfolder
0901SREB, State Leadership in Improving High Schools for More Students, Undated
0902Using Lessons Learned: Improving the Academic Achievement of Vocational Students, SREB, 2000
0903SREB, Things That Matter Most in Improving Student Learning, Undated
0904SREB Closing Gaps in the Middle Grades, Undated
0905SREB Doing What Works: Moving Together on High Standards for All Students Sample Copy, Undated
0906SREB, Research Brief the High Schools That Work Assessment: Improving Urban High Schools, Undated
0907SREB: What Really Works, Schools Succeed When They Use the Key Practices of High Schools That Work, Undated
0908SREB, Ready For Tomorrow: Six Proven Ideas for College and Twenty First Century Careers, November 2009
0909Research Brief High Schools That Work Follow-Up Study of 2004 High School Graduates: Transitioning to College and Careers from H.S.T.W. High School, September 2006
0910SREB Research Brief Putting Lessons Learned to Work: Improving the Achievement of Vocational Students, Undated
0911Seven Most Improved High Schools That Work Sites Raise Achievement in Reading, Mathematics, and Science, 1995
0912SREB, The Next Step for Career and Technical Programs, July 2009
0913SREB Research Brief High Schools That Work Follow-Up Study of 2002 High School Graduates, May 2005
0914SREB Research Brief Linking Career and Technical Studies to Broader High School Reform, May 2004
0915SREB, Students Will Take the Right Courses when Principals Lead, Undated
0916Closing the Achievement Gap: A High Schools That Work Design for Challenged Schools, Undated
0917SREB Case Studies, 2012-2016
0918A Guide for the Development Implementation and Administration of Exemplary Programs and Projects in Vocational Education, September 1969
0919Impacting Policy Through Commission Reports, April 2015-November 2016
0920SREB, Essential Competencies for Middle Grades Mathematics Teachers by Kathleen Carpenter and Gene Bottoms, Undated
0921Getting Students Ready for Algebra I: What Middle Grades Students Need to Know and Be Able to Do, Undated
0922Getting Students Ready for College-Preparatory and Honors English: What Middle Grades Need to Know and Be Able to Do, 2002
0923Getting Students Ready for College and Careers: Transitional Senior Mathematics, Undated
0924Integrating Vocational and Academic Studies: What Three High Schools in Delaware Are Doing, Undated
0925High School Reform Works, When Implemented, Undated
0926Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships Improve Achievement in Rural High Schools, Undated
0927We Know What Works in the Middle Grades: Smart District Leadership Can Make It Happen, Undated
0928SREB, Students Can't Wait: High Schools Must Turn Knowledge into Action, Undated
0929SREB Comprehensive Reform: Making a Difference in Improving High Schools, Undated
0930Expanding the Reach of Education Reforms, 2004
0931Area Vocational -Technical Schools of GA, 1967
0932Career Development Education: Kindergarten through Post-Secondary and Adult Levels, 1973
0933Challenging Vocational Courses, Undated
0934Fusing the Career Education Concept into the Fiber of the State Education System, May 1976
0935Counselor's Guide to GA Area Vocational-Technical Schools, 1995
0936SREB Literacy Across Curriculum: Setting and Implementing Goals for Grades Six through Twelve, Undated
0937Skills for a Lifetime: Teaching Students the Habits of Success, 2010
0938The National Guidance Handbook: A Guide to Vocational Education Programs, 1975
boxfolder
1001Index to 53 Articles Around Seven Broad Themes in the Journal of the American Vocational Association (AVA), Now the Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE), Undated
1002National Conference on Exemplary Programs and Projects, March 1969
1003Teaching for Understanding through Integration of Academic and Technical Evaluation, Undated
1004Making High Schools Work, 1992
1005Career Education Resource Guide, 1972
1006Chapter Eight: The Role of Rural High Schools, Undated
1007Contemporary Concepts in Vocational Education, 1971
1008Vocational Education for Special Groups, 1976
1009Notes and Working Papers Concerning the Administration of Programs Authorized under the Vocational Education Act of1963, March 1968
1010Statement of Dr. Bottoms before the Joint Hearings of the Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology of the Committee of Science and Technology and the Task Force on Education and Employment, June 15, 1983
1011Statement of Dr. Bottoms before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, March 30, 1982
1012Statement of Dr. Bottoms before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, May 6, 1982
1013Statement of American Vocational Association and American Association of Community and Junior Colleges by Dr. Bottoms before the Economic Stabilization Subcommittee of the House Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs Committee, March 23, 1982
1014Statement of Dr. Bottoms before the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and the Humanities, June 18, 1980
1015Statement of Dr. Bottoms before the Senate Labor-Hew Appropriations Subcommittee, March 12, 1980
1016Statement of Dr. Bottoms before the House Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education, March 1, 1979
1017Statement of Dr. Bottoms before the House Banking Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, July 24, 1981
1018A Compilation of Federal Education Laws, June 1977
1019Statement of the American Vocational Association to the House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, March 23, 1978
1020[Correspondence with John F. Jennings], January 4, 1989
1021Legislative Study Team Reports, October 1976-January 1988
1022Journal of the American Vocational Association VocEd [1 out of 7], August 1984-March 1985
1023Journal of the American Vocational Association VocEd [2 out of 7], September 1982-May 1983
boxfolder
1101Journal of the American Vocational Association VocEd [3 out of 7], September 1978-May 1979
1102Journal of the American Vocational Association VocEd [4 out of 7], September 1980-June 1981
1103Journal of the American Vocational Association VocEd [5 out of 7], September 1981-June 1982
1104Journal of the American Vocational Association VocEd [6 out of 7], September 1983-May 1984
1105Journal of the American Vocational Association VocEd [7 out of 7], September 1979-June 1980
1106[Election Newspaper Articles, Speech, Correspondences, and Papers], July 1976-May 2000

Special Collections Libraries
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-1641