This Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, Evaluation Report outlines the instructional programs provided for educationally deprived students in Colorado. Handicapped and bilingual students were also served by the program. A total of 1469 students from kindergarten through senior high participated in the program. Programs were…

This compensatory education program serves approximately 792 disadvantaged children. Thirteen elementary school enrichment learning centers, two tenth grade tutoring programs, an area-wide remedial reading clinic, an instructional service center, and intensive teacher-parent inservice training will be the framework for enrichment experiences.…

The paper focuses on the Title I Evaluation Technical Assistance Centers to illustrate issues of measuring costs and deciding on outcome criteria before promoting "cost-effective" approaches. Effects are illustrated for varying resource allocations among personnel, travel, materials, and phone costs as a function of emphasizing…

Described is a federally funded summer program for 139 disadvantaged 5- and 6-year-old children. Preparation and planning aspects (including the proposal, objectives, and preservice training) are reviewed. The program is said to emphasize methods for implementing individualized instruction. Discussed and evaluated are inservice training…

This study examines the impact of thirteen National Institute of Education (NIE) demonstration districts' changed allocation policies on a number of outcome measures. The major dependent variables under study are the following: (1) the characteristics of the schools and the students who receive Title I Money (race, economic status, educational…

The Division of Compensatory Education, Program Support Branch of the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, has prepared this handbook to assist in developing skills in performance objective development for Title I programs. This handbook develops the concepts and skills…

The major responsibilities of the committee whose background and activities are reported here were: (1) to examine and review data on Title 1, Elementary Secondary Education Act programs in the school district and on the basis of this review and evaluation to advise the school district, Title 1 Parent Advisory Council, the State Department of…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the operation and effects of Title I ESEA programs operative in selected school districts in Michigan in relation to change in their respective elementary curricula as perceived by elementary school teachers. A total of 87 teachers took part. A questionnaire was developed and administered. In addition,…

This review of the educational status of native Hawaiian students suggests the need for special programs that: (1) promote self-esteem and appreciation of multiculturalism while improving cognitive skills; and (2) encourage parent participation and the involvement of community leaders as role models. The effects of Federal programs (such as those…

Contents of this report on Title I, E.S.E.A., include: the nature and purposes of Title I; the uses of Title I; Process for developing Title I proposals--responsible bodies: role of parents, community advisory committee, community school board, New York City Board of Education staff, State Department of Education; time-table for development of…

This paper presents general information about Title I of the Elementary Secondary Education Act on the education of the disadvantaged pertinent to local school districts. From the beginning, the major portion of the Title I program was intended to supplement the education routine provided by local school districts for disadvantaged children. Each…

THIS BRIEF REPORT SUMMARIZES THE ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT (1966) OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS IN 1,133 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TEXAS. IT BRIEFLY OUTLINES THE CRITERIA AND METHODS USED THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO IDENTIFY EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUNGSTERS. IN GENERAL THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS CONCENTRATED ON…

The concept of needs and educational assessment is a blending of community participation and evaluation. There are four primary steps in this concept: goal definition, program assessment, needs identification, and decision making. This document offers a guideline model aimed at a simple, economical method of needs and educational assessment. It…

This paper analyzes design alternatives for Federal elementary and secondary education programs. It identifies the range of program strategies available and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses. The proper design for any program depends upon the following factors: (1) goals; (2) the availability of Federal funding to pay for necessary services…

Designed to meet the children's academic, vocational, and social needs, Pennsylvania's migrant programs served 1,393 children during 1976. Social workers, local ministers, project staffs, and the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) office staff at Millersville identified and recruited the children. School records were used to identify…