Proposals for the adoption of programs to improve the quality of education frequently emphasize the importance of concentrating on the individual school building as the center of the change process. This emphasis has led to increasing support for moving the locus of decision making downward to bring about what is called "school based…

The general purpose of the Arizona career ladder pilot project is to establish a social intervention program which will result in improvement of the professional development and effectiveness of teachers and enhance student learning. This document is a comprehensive report to the Arizona state legislature on the development and progress to date of…

This report from the East Lake Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 23 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) the…

This report from the Gideons Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative analysis presents eight findings concerning attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) basal…

This report from the Lakewood Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 21 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, math achievement, and achievement in other subject areas. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these…

This report from the Lin Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 22 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) scores on…

This report from the Miles Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 23 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) there was…

This report from the Peterson Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 14 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) the…

This report from the Slaton Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 26 findings concerning enrollment, reading achievement, math achievement, and achievement in other subject areas. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the…

This report from the Venetian Hills Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 24 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1)…

This report from the West Atlanta (Georgia) Elementary School provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The school serves students in kindergarten through grade 7 and the Program for Exceptional Children, and receives support from the Chapter 1 program. The narrative presents 26 findings concerning enrollment,…

This report from the Woodson Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 23 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) student…

Structures that schools can change to produce more positive effects on student learning and development are referred to in this report as TARGET (Tasks, Rewards, Grouping, Evaluation, and Time) structures. The first of two chapters, "Effective Schools or Effective Students: Dealing with Diversity", stresses the need for including in the current…

These proceedings from a conference on restructuring the schools present a variety of perspectives for instituting educational change. Consideration of the theme allowed a review of the failures of educational reform, and a survey of current trends. There was a call for less rhetoric and more attention to comprehensive insights and plans that will…

This document contains profiles of nine school/business collaboration efforts around the country. The profiles are the result of direct field studies of the programs conducted in 1985-86 and part of a three-year project on school business partnerships that focused on the nature of the school/business relationship and the types of youth being…