The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of leadership styles on teacher retention, specifically in priority schools. The literature review revealed some existing research on the correlation of principal styles and teacher job satisfaction, student achievement, and teacher burnout, however; minimal research was found to support the…

Teacher burnout contributes to poor psychological and physical health, absenteeism, early retirement, and leads to inadequate teacher performance with adverse outcomes in student learning and achievement. Effective coping skills have been proposed as possible protectors from the effects of burnout; therefore, examining teachers' coping resources…

Achieving 100% literacy is an important goal for many schools. Over the past 5-10 years, government legislation and federally funded programs such as Title I, No Child Left Behind, and Reading Initiatives, such as the Alabama Reading Initiative, have emphasized the importance of effective literacy instruction in order to achieve 100% literacy…

THIS INVENTORY WAS DEVELOPED TO IDENTIFY EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN THE TEN RACINE, WISCONSIN, SCHOOLS ELIGIBLE FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I FUNDS. THE ASSESSMENT CAN ALSO SERVE TO EVALUATE THE MOST PRESSING STUDENT NEEDS AND TO DEVELOP TITLE I PROGRAMS. THE INVENTORY CONSISTS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE AND A RATING…

Prior experience with Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I programs has provided evidence that school districts are implementing supplementary programs funded by Title I which are separate and distinct from the base education programs. The focus of this study is on the relationship between the Title I supplementary programs and the base…

A study conducted of Title I evaluation practices in urban districts which comprised the membership of the Council of the Great City Schools and to identify special problems related to Title I evaluation, as well as make recommendations for improving evaluation practices, is presented. The report contains the following sections: I. Evaluation of…

A brief description of the development of the ESEA Title I evaluating and reporting system is provided. An analysis and assessment of the kinds of concerns state evaluation officers have about implementing the new guidelines are outlined. Appropriate recommendations based on the findings are provided. (Author/AL)

TWO OF THE 10 SESSIONS OF A TEACHER AND SUPERVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM IN PREPARATION FOR THE OPENING OF SOME OF THE NEW YORK CITY PILOT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS WERE EVALUATED. DATA CONSISTED OF OBSERVER REPORTS AND PARTICIPANTS' RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES. THE PARTICIPANTS MAINTAINED A HIGH LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT AND COOPERATION DURING BOTH SESSIONS.…

THE SUCCESS OF A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CORRECTIVE READING SERVICES TO EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN 130 NEW YORK CITY NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS ASSESSED. THE AIM OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO STIMULATE THE STUDENTS' INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENT AND TO RAISE THEIR EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATION LEVELS. THE EVALUATION OF THE DATA FROM INCOMPLETE TEACHER AND…

THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE RESULTS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF TITLE I PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. A QUESTIONNAIRE REQUESTED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION--NAME OF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT, PROJECT DESCRIPTION, TYPE OF PROJECT (CURRICULUM, MULTIMEDIA, STUDENT-PERSONNEL SERVICES, ADMINISTRATIVE, OR OTHER), NUMBER OF PUPILS SERVED,…

This report of the Teacher Aide Program in the Minneapolis, Minn., Public Schools, funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, is divided into four sections. The first section is "An Overview of the Evaluation of the Teacher Aide Program, Academic Year, 1966-67." The next two sections summarize questionnaire…

The purpose of this practicum was to assess the needs of the public concerning the need for information about federal programs and to develop a brochure that would supply this needed information. The needs assessment was conducted in three Florida school districts. The needs identified in the assessment were used to develop a brochure. A survey…

PROFESSIONAL OBSERVER TEAMS ASSESSED THE EXTENT OF INTEGRATION, ACHIEVEMENT, PUPIL-STAFF AND PEER RELATIONSHIPS, AND STUDENT SELF-IMAGE PERCEPTION IN SEVEN MIDDLE SCHOOLS. AS PART OF THE PLAN TO ESTABLISH MIDDLE SCHOOLS (INSTITUTED IN A SYSTEMWIDE 4-4-4 GRADE DISTRIBUTION) TO PROMOTE INTEGRATION AND QUALITY EDUCATION, SPECIFIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS…

THE QUALITY, FEASIBILITY, AND APPROPRIATENESS OF A NONPUBLIC DAY SCHOOL SPEECH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WERE ASSESSED. EVALUATIONS OF THE RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM WERE BASED ON PUPIL PROGRESS REPORTS, OBSERVED SPEECH IMPROVEMENT, AND RESPONSES TO STAFF QUESTIONNAIRES. SOME DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED IN MEASURING THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ON PUPIL SPEECH…

A followup study (to ED 011 018) was conducted to obtain data concerning the impact of the 1966 Summer Institutes program on the subsequent classroom activities of the participants. The Institutes had been designed to improve the quality of instruction in public and nonpublic schools in disadvantaged areas of New York City by providing for the…