ERIC Number: ED017607
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1968-Jan-17
Pages: 20
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CONTINUOUS PROGRESS EDUCATION IN THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE PROPOSED SOUTHEAST EDUCATION CENTER. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS.
Seattle Public Schools, WA. Task Force on Continuous Progress Education.
IN THIS REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR A CONTINUOUS PROGRESS EDUCATION CENTER FOR ABOUT 3,500 RACIALLY MIXED STUDENTS AT THE PRIMARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND SECONDARY LEVELS. SINCE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN ON A CENTER AT THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CONVERT TO THE CONTINUOUS PROGRESS CURRICULUM INTRINSIC TO THE PROJECT'S INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPLETED CENTER, WHICH IS ENVISIONED AS A COMMUNITY SCHOOL, WILL INVOLVE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS IN THE CENTER'S PLANNING AND VARIOUS OPERATIONAL STAGES. A LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BOTH PUPILS AND ADULTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. OCCUPATIONAL ORIENTATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS FOR THE PUPILS WILL ALSO BE FEATURED. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A CENTRAL COMPUTER BE INSTALLED TO PROVIDE COMPUTERIZED INSTRUCTION, PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION WITHIN THE CENTER. OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS TO THE CENTER, FOR ATTAINING A RACIALLY BALANCED ENROLLMENT, AND FOR PROJECT ADMINISTRATION. (LB)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Schools, Computer Oriented Programs, Continuous Progress Plan, Educational Technology, Flexible Facilities, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Intermediate Grades, Program Development, Racial Balance, School Administration, School Organization, Student Placement, Vocational Adjustment, Work Experience
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Authoring Institution: Seattle Public Schools, WA. Task Force on Continuous Progress Education.
Identifiers - Location: Washington; Washington (Seattle)
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