The Disadvantaged Pupil Program Fund School Camping Program respresented local educational efforts for the sixth consecutive year to extend classroom learning experiences into the natural environment. The Project sponsored a five-day long resident school-oriented camping program which attempted to offer an integrated balance of typical learning…

Project Emerge was initiated in reaction to a high dropout rate at Roosevelt High School, which was attributed to low self-concept, low motivation, underachievement and the internalization of failure, irregular attendance, health problems, and disruptive classroom behavior. The enrollment of Roosevelt High School is 1395 students, of whom…