Correspondence and administrative files of Project Redesign, 1970-1976.

New York (State). Education Dept.

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New York State's education system has antecedents in both English and Dutch colonial education. The Dutch, concerned with providing widespread general education, established tax-supported common schools under church and state control in most of New Netherland's communities. Under the English, who established a system of private or church-supported academies, emphasis was placed on advanced education of the elite and the common school system of the Dutch all but disappeared. In 1754 ...

University of the State of New York

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New York (State). Education Dept. Assistant Commissioner for Instructional Services.

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Project Redesign was a comprehensive effort in the Education Department, begun in 1969, to redesign the State's educational system. Overall policy for Redesign was set by the Executive Redesign Council, composed of Education Department staff and chaired by the Assistant Commissioner for Instructional Services. Four prototype school districts were selected in 1969 for Redesign activities and a prototype board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) was added in 1972. Beginning in 1970 a Regio...