This manual is designed to help rural Chapter 1 program staff effectively run their programs. Upon reviewing the history of the Chapter 1 legislation and program, the document stresses program design, evaluation, and improvement as three easy ways to understanding the Chapter 1 program. Program design should determine the district eligibility for…

This State Education Agency (SEA) Self Analysis Instrument for ESEA Title I is one of the products developed and validated by the SEA (State Educational Agencies) Management of Compensatory Education, a multistate project funded through ESEA Title V-505. An additional product of the project was a SEA Process Model said to support the…

Summarizes the basic skills testing programs of Pennsylvania State University, City University of New York, University System of Georgia, and the state of New Jersey. Discusses the use of test results, remedial courses offered, administration of the programs, and program evaluation. (JM)

In 1972-73, 288 of the 339 school districts in Oregon took part in efforts funded under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I to provide a concentration of resources of educationally disadvantaged students. This report is compiled from project evaluations submitted by these participating school districts. Title I does appear to be helping…

In fiscal years 1978 and 1979 the Des Moines Title I math program served approximately 1100 students in 23 elementary schools. The program which used supplementary small group instruction for students in grades 2-6 who were performing below expected levels, had five components: (1) a management system guide; (2) individual student educational plan…

THE OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT FOR THE EDUCATION OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ARE DESCRIBED IN A SUMMARY OF THE INDIVIDUAL REPORTS SUBMITTED BY 50 STATES, THREE TERRITORIES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE REPORTS, PREPARED IN RESPONSE TO A U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION (USOE) REQUEST…

This handbook contains a wide variety of information and forms for principals administering Educational Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 programs in Orange County, Florida, schools. Included are: lists of eligible schools, district staff, and staff assignments; an outline of principals' responsibilities; guidelines for serving the…

This final report is part of a national assessment on the Chapter 1 Compensatory education program. The assessment, which began in 1984, includes national data through 1987. The topics covered in the report are the following: (1) program framework; (2) findings and implications of the national assessment; (3) distribution, character, and selection…

The purpose of the American Samoa program, Upgrading Language Abilities (ULA) funded under Title I Elementary Secondary Education Act, is to raise the English language proficiency of educationally deprived high school students to the point where they can successfully compete with native speakers in an English medium educational system unhindered…

In order to improve desegregation of the elementary schools, and the low achievement level of elementary schools with high concentrations of poor and minority students, the Massachusetts Board of Education placed a coordinated approach to improving urban schools first among its objectives. The following educational objectives were set for each…

This report deals with the aid to local school systems with high concentrations of children from low-income families, but excludes treatment of two other categories of financial assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I--aid to children of migrant workers and American Indian children attending schools operated by the…

In this 1973 annual report, the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children concludes that, regardless of the approach legislation may take, certain provisions should be included as fundamental for efficient use of funds and for determining that the funds are, indeed, used for helping disadvantaged children. Among the…

The document reviews the New York State Education Department's management of state aid for remedial education in the program for serving Pupils with Special Educational Needs (PSEN), the intent of which is to help low-achieving students overcome their disadvantage in learning. Four separate aspects are examined: (1) program intent, evolution, and…

In the 20 years since the major Federal program for the disadvantaged began, surprisingly little has changed from its original vision. It is now time to question some of the basic policies of Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act in view of the change in conceptions about the Federal role and the recent state and local…

This paper is divided into the following sections: (1) State Capacity and Education, with regard to financial resources and policymaking ability; (2) State Education Reforms; (3) States and the Disadvantaged: A Historical Perspective; (4) Education Reform and At-Risk Youth; and (5) Recent Trends in Programs for the Disadvantaged. The capacity and…