FOREWORD


This Plan for Vocational and Related Education, approved March 10, 1960,
by the U. S. Office of Education and the State Board for Vocational Educa-
tion, is intended to provide assistance in clarifying the purposes which
these important state-wide programs are to serve within the public school
structure and in defining the conditions under which they should function
for greatest effectiveness.

Essentially, the Plan is a description of state operations, citing laws,
establishing standards, outlining procedures, and identifying responsi-
bilities of various agencies, groups, and individuals in the respective
vocational and related instructional areas. It incorporates the federal
provisions governing the functioning of the total program and, particularly
in Distributive and Cooperative Education, the State arrangement provid-
ing for more extensive service to the people of Florida.

It is anticipated that these provisions will contribute materially to the
extension and improvement of the total program of public education in
Florida.





 tate_S ro~e ndent of Public
 tatntendent of Public
 Instruction and Executive Officer,
 State Board for Vocational Education