ERIC Number: ED385407
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Jun-10
Pages: 75
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The GLAD Project Evaluation Summary: 1994 Report.
Boloz, Sigmund A.
This report evaluates the Ganado Learning Arts Development Project (GLAD), a program implemented at the Ganado Primary School in Arizona. The school serves K-2 students from the Navajo reservation and emphasizes integration of traditional Navajo teachings and culture with Western knowledge. The report covers the following data: (1) student average attendance (1980-1994); (2) student enrollment and enrollment projections by year and by grade (1985-1994); (3) student turnover rates and reasons given for student withdrawal (1989-1992); (4) Language Assessment Scale scores indicating students' level of English language proficiency (1987-1994); (5) limited English proficiency (LEP) status of students (1993-1994); (6) Navajo/English proficiency student distribution (1992); (7) student socioeconomic status (1994); (8) a study analyzing LEP speaker profiles for second grade students broken down by community (1985); (9) average scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the Gates MacGinitie Reading Test (1986-1991); (10) data from the at-home student reading program (1991-1994); (11) impact on students' reading and writing skills of staff training in the Collaborative Literacy Intervention Project (CLIP) (1992-1994); (12) communities served by the school (1990); (13) parent survey concerning demographic information (1988-1993); (14) level of parent participation in school workshops and activities (1985-1993); (15) teacher perceptions of parental involvement (1991-1994); (16) results of parent surveys concerning the GLAD Project for the years 1985-1992); (17) staff attendance levels (1984-1993); (18) professional leave time for staff development (1990-1993); (19) results of the Theoretical Orientation to Reading Profile completed by staff (1989); (20) number of staff who have taken university course work (1985-1993); (21) staff turnover rates (1987-1994); and (22) number of ESL and bilingual staff endorsements (1989-1994). The report also includes letter of accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; program implementation reports for 1993-1994; and a site visit report from the CLIP project. Contains many data tables. (LP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Attendance, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, English (Second Language), Enrollment Trends, Limited English Speaking, Navajo (Nation), Parent Participation, Primary Education, Program Evaluation, School Demography, School Statistics, School Surveys
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Ganado Public Schools, AZ.
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