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Download full textPolicy Studies Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1998
The 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) challenges states and districts to upgrade schools that serve disadvantaged students. This guide highlights effective methods and useful resources for planning schoolwide programs and for measuring their success. Section 1 explains schoolwide programs and their goals,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
Hearings before the House Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities were held in February, 1987 to reauthorize the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. The purpose was to report on the contribution made in education by Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 programs and to refine and explain the goals for reauthorization. Teachers, coordinators,…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Needs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Stout, Kathleen – 1994
This collection of documents describes the Chapter 1 programs of the Newark (Ohio) City Schools and presents a model for programs to increase student success. Newark is a midsized city district with 1 high school, 3 middle schools, and 12 elementary schools, 7 of which receive Chapter 1 services. Collaborative efforts include replacement classes.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cooperation, Educationally Disadvantaged
Advanced Technology, Inc., Indianapolis, IN. – 1989
This document outlines practical considerations involved in planning schoolwide projects funded under Title I Chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 1975. A schoolwide project is a project conducted by a school district to upgrade the entire educational program of a school that has an enrollment of at least 75 percent low-income…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Wong, Kenneth K., Comp.; Meyer, Stephen, Comp. – 1998
The largest single federal investment in schooling, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 103-382) has provided supplementary resources to schools with large numbers of low-income students throughout the past three decades. In 1994 the program was reauthorized according to the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA), which…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement, Educationally Disadvantaged
Newark City School District, OH. – 1994
Chapter 1 In-Class programs are designed to improve the curriculum and instruction for Chapter 1 students, increase coordination and student time on task, enhance student self-esteem, and increase the student's academic achievement and test scores. This report describes a Chapter 1 In-Class Service model used within the Newark (Ohio) school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cooperative Planning, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedMargolis, Howard; Truesdell, Lee Ann – Urban Review, 1987
A survey of teachers' attitudes over the use of individual education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children revealed that they viewed the IEP more as a legal requirement than as an important guide for planning instruction. Few helped develop their students' IEPs. Recommendations for increasing teacher involvement in IEP are presented.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Disabilities, Educationally Disadvantaged
PDF pending restorationManasevit, Leigh M.; Cowan, Kristen Tosh – 1995
On October 20, 1994, President Clinton signed into law the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. This statute contains amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, including the reauthorization of Chapter 1, as the newly entitled Title I. The reauthorized Title I drastically restructures the direction of former remedial…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Rogers, Margot – 1995
In October 1994 the President signed into law the "Improving America's Schools Act." Title I, the largest primary and secondary federal education program was reauthorized by this legislation, which, among other things rewrote the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The reauthorized law provides parents, advocates, and school…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education
Future Farmers of America, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
PALS (Partners in Active Learning Support) is a mentoring program that matches high school agriculture students with elementary students who have special needs. Developed by the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization, the program is designed to help those involved build trust in others and develop positive self-esteem. This training…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Early Intervention, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. – 1989
These recommendations for school boards to solve the problems of at-risk youth accompany a report that provides background on the problem, discusses policy implications, and provides examples of strategies for helping at-risk students. The following recommendations are suggested: (1) awaken communities to the danger of ignoring the needs of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Boards of Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Improvement
Southern Education Foundation, Atlanta, GA. – 1986
This report of a conference on educational policies, patterns, and programs in the South summarizes the opinions presented by each major speaker. The following topics were discussed: (1) the continuing necessity of extending educational opportunity to all; (2) the signs of an emerging crisis--the growing number of disadvantaged children and an…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Educationally Disadvantaged
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1994
The programs described in this resource guide provide excellent examples of the benefits that can accrue from the use of Federal funds from Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. Districts can share ideas and strategies as they work toward the goals described in this guide, which grew out of the Kentucky Educational Reform Act (KERA). Program descriptions are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Children, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1991
The plan describes a continuing effort in Illinois to improve access to education and school success for homeless children and youth. The Illinois plan was revised to meet the requirements of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1987 by reforming the original document into sections that highlight the major requirements of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Children, Educationally Disadvantaged
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1989
This guide presents the Iowa standard for developing a plan to provide at risk students with the additional help they need to succeed. The standard requires a linkage of local, state, and federal resources within each local education agency. Section 1 is an introduction. Section 2 presents a statement of the objectives and the specific provisions…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
