The goals of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I program operated by the Public Schools of the District of Columbia were to provide disadvantaged children with supplemental instructional services to improve their performance in reading and mathematics and to support their affective and psychomotor development. This volume of the…

This booklet summarizes evaluation information from the first year of Chapter 1 programs (funded under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981) in Virginia, and presents highlights from the last 18 years of the Title I program (funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act). The summary, which reflects the results of…

The Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) is the major initiative that the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is using to help all students reach grade level performance in reading and mathematics. In 2000-2001, ALP's second year of implementation, the program expanded from grades 3-8 to grades K-12. The focus of this report is on the program…

The Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) is the major initiative that the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), North Carolina, is using to help all students reach grade level performance in reading and mathematics. This report focuses on student participation rates and the impact of the ALP program. Data are from a variety of sources. In the…

Analysis of the reading and math California Achievement Test performance of participants in compensatory reading and math programs in the Atlanta, Georgia, public schools is consistent with previous findings. The lowest performing students were selected to participate, and although the level of their performance was well below the national norm…

This report evaluates education programs within the jurisdiction of the Arkansas Board of Education which received funds under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981. In addition to fulfilling legal requirements, the report serves as a critique of the effectiveness of program management and leadership at local,…

This report summarizes the results of achievement tests administered in the Spring of 1981 to students in court-identified minority-isolated schools in San Diego, California. An introduction outlines the court order and describes the tests and the participating schools. In 28 of the 36 subject-grade level instances analyzed, student achievement on…

These technical appendices give the following information: a comparison of RENP and non-RENP mean Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) Fall 1976 pretest scores; evidence of the existence of an achievement gap between Washington, D.C. and large city norms; number and percentages of students in each of three pretest achievement levels;…

The Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) was a major new initiative in the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), North Carolina, in 2000. The ALP was designed to help WCPSS meet its achievement goal of 95% of students scoring at or above grade level at grades 3 and 8 by 2003, with grade levels determined by the North Carolina End of Grade tests.…

Through the Title I/Impact Aid programs, special reading and math services were provided for 2,385 students in grades one through nine. Three levels of the Metropolitan Achievement Tests were used as objective pre and post test measures. Pupil activities in reading varied according to diagnosed needs, grade level, and demonstrated task mastery.…

This report examines the effects of discontinuing Compensatory Education (CE) services. Three reasons for discontinuation of services are identified: (1) about 60 percent of the students were no longer qualified due to high achievement; (2) 25 percent of the programs lost funding; and (3) the remaining percentage reflected promotion of students to…

The New York City Public Schools Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment annually evaluates the PCEN Math Skills Program. Evaluation objectives were devised to avoid additional testing by using tests already in place in the High School Testing Program as evaluation instruments. Objectives are that at least 50 percent of full-year program…

This report consists of several tables which are intended to illustrate the impact that Title I has exerted on South Carolina schools and describes 23 Title I/Chapter 1 projects in operation in the State. The preliminary summary provides data for 1978-1982, delineating (for each year) funds allocated, number of students participating, participants…

This interim report summarizes the procedures and results of the Sustaining Effects Study (SES) on Compensatory Education, conducted at selected elementary schools during the 1967-77 school year. Data from the study are presented for the following findings: (1) poor and educationally needy children are the principal recipients of Compensatory…

A statistical view was compiled of the impact of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs on student achievement in 45 of the 55 West Virginia county school districts between 1977-78. The RMC Model A-1 design was used by each district. Nationally normed achievement tests were administered for pretesting and posttesting of the…