The first six to eight years of a child's life, known as early childhood, have been globally acknowledged to be the most critical years for life-long development of children, when the pace of development is extremely rapid. Early experiences at home, in communities, and at other care settings play a crucial role in brain architecture development…

This evaluation study provides descriptive information about the implementation and outcomes of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) program in West Virginia, from September 2012 through May 2013. The report draws on information from online surveys of directors of 30 CCLC programs and from school teachers for 4,102 participating…

An educational program's quality and relevance can be guaranteed only if the needs of the students it serves are accommodated. To be certain that the program meets these needs, parents and students must be involved in its planning and implementation. One vehicle to achieve this goal is the parent advisory council. Prepared for the parents and…

This resource guide provides detailed information for Head Start programs and other organizations interested in planning and operating a home-based comprehensive child/family development program. Part I deals with topics such as: (1) assessing needs and interests, (2) goals, objectives, and resources, (3) administrative planning, (4) community…

Program implementation suggestions are provided for directly involving parents in the formal education of their children, both in the classroom and in the decision-making process. Recommendations are intended to clarify the role of parents and community in the early education childhood programs, to facilitate parental involvement in the classroom,…

The standards presented in this handbook are intended to serve as guidelines for the self-assessment of publicly funded preschool group day care centers. Each standard is accompanied by one or more indicators which suggest concrete ways in which that standard can be met. The handbook is divided into five sections. The standards in the first…

This publication, which was funded under provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, is a handbook designed for use by parents and other members of school district advisory committees and target school parent advisory groups. It provides the information needed by parents to become active, effective committee members who…

This document presents guidelines to help school personnel design efficient administration day care services for young children and their families. Topics discussed include day care philosophy, historical perspective, and rationale; some basic program planning and procedure suggestions; coordination of day care and public school programs; staff…

This publication is the report of an attempt by the Division of Compensatory Education to evaluate the effectiveness of parent advisory committees as they operate in relation to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I programs in California Schools. The sample for this study was randomly selected. It consisted of 186 advisory committees…

This annual evaluation report for Fiscal Year 1975 of North Carolina Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act programs is organized into nine sections. These sections focus on, respectively: basic state statistics, state education agency Title I visits to local education agencies, changes in state educational agency Title I procedures, effects…

This report details plans for future action by the Detroit Public Schools for bilingual education. It begins with an historical overview of national and local bilingual education in the last several years. The next section consists of a statement of goals, both for the program and the students involved. The two following sections address the areas…

A 2-phase study provided summative information on the status of the statewide implementation of California's federally funded migrant program and also provided confidential formative information to program participants at district, regional, and state levels. Guided by an advisory panel, phase I was conducted in 1980-1981 and covered all grade…

The evaluation report describes the state program activities, the 16 regular year and 14 summer programs, and the 3 support services provided for migrant children throughout the state in 1981-82. An introduction presents a brief program description, the report's purpose and format, the approach to evaluation in 1981-1982, the national goals for…

THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR A KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM TO REINFORCE THE SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND COGNITIVE GAINS ACHIEVED BY ABOUT 125 RACIALLY INTEGRATED PROJECT HEADSTART GRADUATES. FUNDED UNDER TITLE VI OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, THE PROGRAM WILL BE STAFFED BY FIVE CLASSROOM TEACHERS, ONE CONSULTING TEACHER, ONE LANGUAGE SPECIALIST, ONE GUIDANCE…

In 1979-1980, New York City's Native American Education Program (serving approximately 455 students) was maintained so that objectives were achieved, and sometimes surpassed, despite a number of obstacles (budgetary shortages, attendance drop, hazardous and inaccessible new location). Expectations were exceeded in the area of school and home…