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Turner, Benjamin F. – 1984
This planning guide begins with a working definition of "magnet school" and then gives short descriptions of six sample types of elementary level magnet programs: a fundamental or academic prep school, a Montessori school, a music academy, an earth science school or environmental center, a bilingual-multicultural magnet, and a fine arts academy.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Definitions, Elementary Education, Enrollment
Brooks, Jennifer Giddings – 1985
The 1984-85 Magnet Program of the Fort Worth (Texas) Independent School District is described and evaluated in this report. General data and information on specific sites are included. The major finding was that the Fort Worth magnet schools were highly successful in providing for high academic performance, and moderately successful as an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Laws, Lee – 1987
This paper provides a case study of eight magnet schools in Austin, Texas, to illustrate the role of evaluation research in assessing the impact of the magnet school experience on students and parents. After an introduction, the paper describes the history of Austin's magnet schools at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels. Next,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Magnet Schools
DeClue, James A.; Uchitelle, Susan – 1985
Progress made during 1984-85 in the implementation of a student transfer desegregation plan in St. Louis, Missouri, and surrounding counties, is described and evaluated in this report. Focus is on the activities of the two bodies which assumed responsibility for administering the plan, the Voluntary Interdistrict Coordinating Council (VICC) and…
Descriptors: Black Students, Desegregation Plans, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
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Brock, Sharon L. – 1991
This evaluation documents the progress made by the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts Magnet High School (Kansas City, Missouri) during its second year of implementing the arts theme. The evaluation covers four primary areas: demographic data, implementation, perceptions, and achievement. With the entering class of ninth graders during…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Art Education, Enrollment, Fine Arts
Robinson-Lewis, G. – 1991
The second year of implementation of the Garfield Latin Grammar Magnet Elementary School in Kansas City, Missouri, is reported. The Latin grammar program operates in a traditional setting that includes strong emphasis on discipline and behavior, systemative and rigorous homework policies, and the strong commitment of staff, students, and parents.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Elementary Education, Enrollment
Clay, Phyllis L. – 1991
The third implementation year of foreign language magnet programs in two elementary schools in the school district of Kansas City, Missouri, is evaluated. The schools, New West and Melcher, each had site task forces to develop planning outlines, which emphasized the teaching of foreign language to students and the exposure of students to foreign…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Enrollment, Evaluation Criteria
Robinson-Lewis, G. – 1991
An evaluation of the first year of the Carver Latin Grammar Magnet Elementary School (CLG) in Kansas City, Missouri, is reported. Students are required to sign a contract and agree to adhere to criteria regarding conduct, to maintain high levels of academic performance, and to wear uniforms. The program is evaluated in terms of enrollment goals…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Elementary Education, Enrollment
Robinson-Lewis, G. – 1991
Three years of implementation of the D. M. Pinkerton Latin Grammar Magnet Elementary School in Kansas City, Missouri, are evaluated in terms of enrollment and program capacity, implementation, perceptions, and achievement. Findings suggest progress toward theme-related goals, significant progress toward achievement goals, and less progress toward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Elementary Education, Enrollment
Clay, Phyllis L. – 1991
A summative evaluation is presented of the 3 years of implementation of the Central Foreign Language Magnet School in Kansas City, Missouri. Two types of instruction are featured: language-only instruction and partial immersion instruction. All students in the program had daily language classes. The language-only students had their core courses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, French
Clay, Phyllis L. – 1991
The results of the achievement and enrollment study are reported for six elementary foreign language magnet programs that were implemented as part of the desegregation plan in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to the foundation curriculum, two goals are emphasized: teaching foreign language and exposing students to foreign cultures. Three strands…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Enrollment
Robinson-Lewis, G. – 1991
An evaluation of the first year of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Latin Grammar Magnet Middle School in Kansas City, Missouri, is reported. The program is evaluated in terms of enrollment and program capacity, implementation, perceptions and achievement. Findings indicate that certain instructional goals (i.e., computer application, public speaking,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Enrollment, Formative Evaluation
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Operational Support. – 1985
Desegregation efforts made by the Boston Public School District between December, 1984, and May, 1985, are described and assessed in this executive summary of a monitoring report prepared for the U.S. District Court. Following a brief overview, separate sections deal with the following seven monitoring areas: student assignments, special…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Operational Support. – 1985
Desegregation efforts made by the Boston Public School District between December 1, 1984, and May, 1985, are discussed and evaluated in this collection of reports prepared for the U.S. District Court. Seven monitoring areas are dealt with. These are student assignments and special desegregation measures, vocational and occupational education,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods