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Download full textHouston Independent School District, 2019
In 2017-2018, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) launched Achieve 180, a program centered upon a comprehensive action plan to increase student achievement at 45 schools, including the 27 schools that received the Texas Education Agency Campus Accountability rating of "Improvement Required" (IR) in 2016-2017 and 18 former IR…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, School Districts, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedRothschild, Lois H. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1987
Scholastic Aptitude Test skills of dyslexics can be enhanced through use of special test administration arrangements and a structured program of vocabulary development, test-taking strategies, and a pattern of analysis to improve reading comprehension. Two case studies illustrate the impact of drill and reinforcement, multimodal imagery…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Case Studies, College Entrance Examinations, Drills (Practice)
Alderete, Karen; Coneway, Casey – Online Submission, 2007
This report summarizes 2005-2006 program evaluation results from AISD's GEAR Up program.
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, College Preparation
Alderete, Karen – Online Submission, 2001
This report summarizes the 2000-2001 program evaluation results of AISD's GEAR UP program.
Descriptors: Grade 7, Low Income Students, At Risk Students, Partnerships in Education
Lyons, Arthur W. – 1985
The Experimental Intensive Freshmen Advising Program, which was developed to help high-risk freshmen succeed at a small, four-year liberal arts college, was evaluated. The voluntary, one-semester program is based on humanistic and behavioral principles and incorporates weekly, group meetings with a freshman peer advisor and a faculty adviser, test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Aptitude Tests, Class Rank
Alderete, Karen L.; Vaughan, Angela; Coneway, Casey – Online Submission, 2006
This report summarizes the 2004-2005 program evaluation results of AISD's GEAR UP program, a program that encourages and supports students' rates of high school graduation and post-secondary enrollment.
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Effectiveness, High School Graduates, Graduation Rate
Alderete, Karen L. – Online Submission, 2005
This report summarizes 2003-2004 program evaluation results for AISD's GEAR UP program to prepare an identified cohort of students for postsecondary enrollment.
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Effectiveness, High School Graduates, Graduation Rate
