These panel presentations focus on LEA Title VII Program Evaluations. Raj Balu, an administrator of bilingual programs in Chicago presents information regarding the bilingual education program in the Chicago public schools, as well as information on Title VII programs and what kind of evaluation is being done. Jesus Salazar, who is currently…

The Effective Transition of the Bilingual and Bicultural Student program was funded to offer academic subjects bilingually in grades 9-12, to train staff to carry out program goals, and to provide supportive services to program students. The program offered instruction in English as a Second Language, native language arts, social studies, science,…

The bilingual program implemented in Community School District 32 in Brooklyn, New York, had Spanish and Italian instructional components. The Spanish component served limited English speaking children in grades K-3. The Italian component served 328 Italian dominant children in grades K-9. English dominant students participated as peer models in…

The Achievement through Bilingual Education Project (ABLE) served 360 Hispanic and Italian students in grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York. Students received instruction in English as a Second Language, native language arts, and content areas (science, social studies, and mathematics) in their native languages. Additional program components…

The Wingate High School Bilingual program served 280 limited English speaking Haitian students with Title VII funds. The program, which included students in grades 9 through 12, was designed to offer bilingual instruction and supportive services with the aim of mainstreaming program participants. Students received English as a Second Language…

This evaluation report describes Project P.R.O.B.E., a bilingual education program for four and five year old Spanish speaking children in two Bronx, New York schools. The educational objectives of the program, including the improvement of reading and other curriculum skills, are outlined. Also described are staffing patterns, orientation and…

The John Bowne High School Basic Bilingual Program served 269 New York City students with limited proficiency in English in grades 9-12. Students received instruction in English as a Second Language, content areas, and Spanish language arts. Students were mainstreamed with their English dominant peers for some subject areas and participated in a…

The South Bronx High School Bilingual Basic Skills Program offered instruction in English as a Second Language, English reading, native language arts, and content areas (in Spanish) to 360 ninth and tenth graders. The primary goal of the program (in its first year of operation) was to mainstream bilingual students with their English speaking…

This is the final report of one of three studies in an overall project entitled "Evaluation of Bilingual Education Programs." The objectives of this study were to: (1) identify and recommend as exemplary up to 10 bilingual education programs for submission to the Dissemination Review Panel (DRP) of the Education Division, DHEW, and (2)…

Project SABER, which operated in Sarah J. Hale High School in South Brooklyn, New York, consisted of bilingual instructional and supportive services to 9th and 10th grade Spanish language students. Students received bilingual instruction in social studies, science, math, and Spanish. All the SABER students received English as a second language…

The purpose of Project SABOR (Sound Approaches to Bilingualism and Opportunities for Recognition) was to develop and promote native and second language skills in all curriculum areas for students in grades four to eight. Eight hundred students received instruction in English and native language arts and reading, mathematics, science, social…

During the 1979-1980 school year, the Rafael Cordero Bilingual School (RCBS) operated in a New York City junior high school whose student body was composed of approximately 80 percent Spanish-dominant and 20 percent English-dominant students. The educational program of RCBS was comprised of five components: (1) bilingual instruction in all school…

This is an evaluation of the Chicago, Illinois public schools' bilingual program during fiscal year 1979. The report states that bilingual instruction was offered in sixteen languages in more than two hundred programs ranging from pre-kindergarten to high school. Descriptions of both the elementary and high school language programs provide…

The Eastern District High School bilingual-bicultural program served 367 Hispanic students in grades 9 through 12. Students received instruction in English as a Second Language and/or reading English, native language arts, math, science, and social studies. Students were mainstreamed for art, music, physical education, and health. Elective courses…

This is a final management evaluation report on the Providence Bilingual Project at Fox Point School. The report was prepared according to the management functions identified by the Office of Education. Section 1 discusses these functions: planning, installing, operating, communicating, and evaluating. Section 2 discusses the impact of the project…