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A Proposal to Strengthen Family and Community Engagement within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: An Implementation Guide
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Sprick, Briana; Rich, Malcolm – Appleseed, 2010
This guide is intended for school leaders who want to create partnerships with families and community members in their schools. There are many reasons to want to increase family and community engagement. First and foremost, family and community engagement helps students achieve. In addition, creating partnerships allows for the pooling of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Administration, Principals, Community Organizations
Evaluation of the New York City Dropout Prevention Initiative. Final Report for Year One.
Grannis, Joseph; And Others – 1986
This document comprises an evaluation of the first-year implementation of the New York City Board of Education's three-year Dropout Prevention Program (DPP), implemented in 10 high schools and 29 middle schools; and the Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) program, implemented in 3 high schools. Two intervention models were implemented…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Evaluation of the New York City Dropout Prevention Initiative. Final Report on the Middle Schools for Year Three, 1987-88.
Grannis, Joseph; And Others – 1989
This document, the first part of a two-part evaluation of the third-year implementation of New York City's 3-year Dropout Prevention Initiative (DPI), is the final evaluation report of implementation of the DPI middle school component, called the Dropout Prevention Program (DPP), conducted in 29 schools. Case-management services and some…
Descriptors: Attendance, Community Organizations, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Evaluation of the New York City Dropout Prevention Initiative. Final Report on the High Schools for Year Three, 1987-88. Part One: Program Description, Findings, and Recommendations.
Grannis, Joseph; And Others – 1989
This document comprises part 1 of a two-part evaluation of the third-year implementation of the New York City Board of Education's 3-year high school Dropout Prevention Initiative (DPI). It describes the DPI and presents the evaluation findings and recommendations. (Part 2 comprises reports on 8 special substudies of the program in year 3.) The…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Making Skill Standards Work: Highlights from the Field. A Practical Manual for Program/Curriculum Developers, Teachers, Employers, Trainers, Work-Based Supervisors, Mentors, School Administrators, and Counselors.
Leff, Judy; Malyn-Smith, Joyce – 1999
This document is a practical manual to assist community-based organizations and coalitions in using voluntary industry skill standards in programs preparing people for success in the workplace and further education. The following are among the topics covered in the manual's six sections: (1) developing and maintaining systems (things partners can…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Community Education