ERIC Number: ED323269
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Jul
Pages: 181
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Priority Schools: The Third Year. Effective School Standards Report 1989-90.
Christner, Catherine; And Others
In April of 1986-87, the School Board approved a student assignment plan which returned most elementary students to their neighborhood schools, creating 16 predominantly minority schools with many students from low-income families. To assure the quality of education in these schools, a 5-year plan was developed. This report summarizes results in each of these 16 priority schools. A summary of the second year of implementation is included that focuses on outcome variables. Priority school students were achieving at higher levels than before the implementation of the plan, as demonstrated by scores on the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills, the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Revised. Other indicators of success in these schools were: (1) improved attendance rates; (2) improved teacher attendance; (3) favorable parent opinion as indicated via administration of a survey; (4) favorable staff opinion; (5) a decline in the rates of teachers requesting transfers from priority schools; (6) improved gifted and talented programs; and (7) enhanced activities for multicultural education. In the third year of the plan, implementation included: full-day kindergarten at all schools; a lowered student to teacher ratio; extra support staff; and extra support and directives from the central office, including the Language Arts Mastery Program. Fifty-two tables in the text contain data about educational outcomes; and 11 attachments supplement the report. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Educational Quality, Effective Schools Research, Elementary Education, Minority Groups, Neighborhood Schools, Outcomes of Education, Program Evaluation, School Districts, School Effectiveness, School Surveys, Standards, Student Placement, Test Results
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills
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