In 1997, the Detroit Public Schools Board of Education established an agreement with Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. to enable Sylvan to provide supplementary reading instruction to selected students in 10 elementary, middle, and high schools. An evaluation was conducted to determine the extent to which Sylvan met its goals. Data indicate that Sylvan did not meet its first goal of providing at least 55 hours of instruction to 1,458 students, and it was not effective in accomplishing its second goal of increasing school MEAP and MAT7 scores. When Sylvan schools were compared with control schools, there were no significant differences in grade 4 and grade 7 reading MEAP scores. Teachers (n=106) had mixed reactions to the Sylvan program, but parents liked the program, and principals (n=10) expressed an interest in continuing Sylvan services in their buildings. It was recommended that Sylvan services be continued, with the program adjusted to pay for the number of hours that actually could be used. Improved cooperation between classroom teachers and Sylvan staff was also recommended. Five appendixes contain MEAP and MAT7 data and the parent, teacher, and principals surveys. (Contains 76 tables.) (SLD)