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Download full textFulmer, Karl E.; Swann, John M.; Taylor, Susan L. – 2000
This report identifies those qualities and characteristics that are usually associated with efficiently and effectively operated school food-service programs. Data were extracted from district audit reports filed with the South Carolina State Department of Education; from the South Carolina Department of Education Office of School Food-services;…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Standards
Dewalt, Mark W.; And Others – 1990
The Lunch at SAMS program--an innovative lunch guest program for seventh graders--is described and evaluated. In this program, conducted at the Selinsgrove Area Middle School (SAMS) in Pennsylvania, adults from the community ate lunch with groups of seventh graders. The focus of the lunch guest program was to increase interaction between students…
Descriptors: Adults, Grade 7, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Brekke, Norman R. – 1985
The Oxnard School District initiated a Year Round Education (YRE) program beginning in 1976. In 1984 the district maintained eleven YRE schools and four traditional schools. All the YRE schools are on a 60-20 plan with four staggered YRE tracks and a fifth track offering a traditional school year calendar. This cost analysis outlines how the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment
Merola, Stacey S. – Online Submission, 2005
In this article, we review some of the ways socioeconomic status has been measured on assessments and the issues associated with measuring SES of students, issues which are not limited to statistical concerns. We also present possible proxy measures that could be used as a means of potentially overcoming some of the problems with current measures…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Construct Validity, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Meek, Carlysle; And Others – 1990
This paper examines data collected from 1988-1989 and identifies a number of correlated factors. The data were drawn from the "1988-1989 District and School Profile," a survey conducted and published annually by the Mississippi State Department of Education. The ACT scores used represent the aggregate scores from within a district while…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, English Instruction, Financial Support
Gallagher, Michael P. – 1993
The relationship between success on proficiency tests and poverty has been widely discussed. This study explores the use of a neighborhood indicator of socioeconomic status based on school lunch participation of elementary school students in that neighborhood, and examines the relationship of poverty to success on a high school proficiency test in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Correlation, Disadvantaged Youth
