Originally proposed as a supplement to basic bilingual programs for Haitian students in three New York City high schools, Project L'Ouverture changed its focus to the development and reinforcement of basic skills. In response to a need for basic bilingual services not available in participating schools, the project provided tutorial services to…

In 1981-82, Project VIBES at South Shore High School in Brooklyn, New York, provided instruction in English as a second language (ESL) and French language arts, and bilingual mathematics, social studies, and science for Haitian high school students of limited English proficiency. The project also conducted classes in ESL, Hebrew, and Spanish…

Project BECOME, a mainstreaming program for Hispanic and Haitian students of limited English proficiency, provided instruction in ESL and native language studies, as well as bilingual instruction in social studies, mathematics, science, and typing. The program, which was implemented at Sarah J. Hale High School (located in downtown Brooklyn, New…

Project BECOME at Sarah J. Hale High School in Brooklyn, New York, was designed to provide instruction in English as a second language and in native language arts, as well as bilingual instruction in social studies, mathematics, and science, for Hispanic and Haitian high school students of limited English proficiency. In 1981-82, the second year…

This is a second-year evaluation report for Project RESCATE, a bilingual education program for 285 Spanish and Haitian Creole speaking students at John Jay High School, Brooklyn, New York. The program provided bilingual instructional services in language and content area courses to Spanish dominant students, ESL and native language instruction to…

In its fourth year of Title VII funding, the Erasmus Hall High School Bilingual Program served 144 limited-English-speaking students, most of whom spoke Haitian Creole as their first language. The remaining small percentage spoke Spanish, Chinese, or another Asian language as their native language. The program was targeted at the school's least…

In its second year, Project COM-TECH's (Bilingual Computer- and Technology-Oriented Program) primary goal was to provide two high schools with bilingual individualized instruction, through enrichment, to limited English proficient (LEP) students (222 Spanish-speaking and 96 Haitian Creole/French-speaking) of varying native language proficiency and…

In its third funding year, Jamaica High School's Computer-Assisted Bilingual/Bicultural Multi-Skills Project used computerized and non-computerized instruction to help 132 native speakers of Haitian Creole/French and Spanish develop English language, native language, and content-area skills. The goal was to help these students participate…

The Bilingual Computer and Technology Oriented Program (COM-TECH) completed the final year of a 3-year funding cycle. The project's primary goal was to provide bilingual individualized instruction, using an enrichment approach, to Spanish- and Haitian Creole/French-speaking students of varying levels of native and English second-language (ESL)…

In 1984-1985, the final year of funding, Project BACIS provided instructional, resource, and supportive assistance to three different populations of recent immigrants from Cambodia, Haiti, and Vietnam at three high schools in New York City: Christopher Columbus (Bronx), Samual J. Tilden (Brooklyn), and Walton High School (Bronx). At each site the…

Project CAREERS is a Title VII bilingual program operating at three Queens, New York high schools (William C. Bryant, John Bourne, and Hillcrest). The program provides intensive instruction in English as a second language (ESL), native language arts, and bilingual instruction in mathematics, science, and social studies to Hispanic, Chinese, and…

Project BACIS provides instructional, resource, and supportive services for recent immigrants from Cambodia, Haiti, and Vietnam at three New York City high schools (Christopher Columbus, Samuel J. Tilden, and Walton). At each site, students received instruction in English as a second language (ESL). Although the project proposed that both native…

Project BETA is a Title VII program serving recent immigrant students in three New York City high schools: Koreans at William C. Bryant, Haitians at Springfield Gardens, and Vietnamese at Theodore Roosevelt. Project students receive instruction in English as a second language (ESL) at each site, and Vietnamese students at Theodore Roosevelt…

The Bilingual Pupil Services Program is a long-standing state-funded project in New York City. During the 1987-88 school year, it provided supportive bilingual instruction to 1,875 Haitian, Hispanic, and Chinese children of limited English proficiency enrolled in 78 classes at 30 participating schools in 4 boroughs. The program had a clearly…

In 1985-86, Project CAREERS was in its third and final year at three Queens, New York, high schools. The project's goal was to help limited English proficient (LEP) students acquire proficiency in English while they developed reading and writing skills in their native languages. This goal was pursued through instruction in English as a second…