A quasi-experimental study designed to provide evidence of the effectiveness of the "Jamestown Reading Navigator" ("JRN") program for students in grades 9-10 was conducted in the Miami Dade Public School District (MDCSD). "Jamestown Reading Navigator" is a reading intervention program developed by McGraw-Hill…

This research examined a program of concurrent high school-university studies aimed at promoting students living in underprivileged areas to continue on to higher education. High school students attended university once a week for learning enrichment or participating in full academic courses. Data were collected through interviews and documented…

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, reauthorized as Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act, requires schools to enroll homeless students immediately, even if they do not have the documents normally required for enrollment such as school records, medical records, proof of residency, or others. Unfortunately for many homeless…

The Disabilities Information Flow (DIF) project at the University of St Andrews has sought to provide a means of efficiently managing all student disabilities information within the institution and provide appropriate role-based service interfaces for all staff who need to routinely interact with this information. This paper describes the software…

In 1987, the Arizona legislature began a process of establishing statewide goals for the improvement of the state's educational system. A joint legislative committee developed specific goals in the areas of student achievement, high school graduation rate, and postschool employment and college enrollment. To produce the baseline data necessary in…

The Secondary/Postsecondary Transition Project for Learning Disabled Youth at the University of Minnesota-General College is a federally funded 3-year project designed to help learning disabled juniors and seniors in the Minneapolis Public Schools explore postsecondary educational and vocational options. The intervention consists of two parts: the…

In six sections, this guide suggests school record maintenance policies and procedures that conform to the requirements of state and federal legislation. Framing each section are the notions that school districts can legally protect the privacy of both students and parents, ensure that a process exists for challenging incorrect, inapproriate, or…

Defining narrative transcripts as written reports of student attainment, the authors examine 7 varieties in use at postsecondary institutions. Considers the implications of such transcripts for learning, student-faculty relations, and institutional goals. (Editor/PG)

A SMALL HIGH SCHOOL IS DEFINED AS ONE WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF 150 STUDENTS OR LESS IN GRADES 7-12 OR IN GRADES 9-12. THE MINIMUM GUIDANCE PROGRAM STANDARDS FOR SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS--(1) ONE PERSON WITH A MINIMUM OF SIX SEMESTER HOURS IN GUIDANCE MUST BE…

THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES THE RATIONALE OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRESS GRADING AND REPORTING SYSTEM, AND PRESENTS EXAMPLES OF THE PROPOSED REPORTING FOR A NONGRADED SYSTEM, BOTH INDIVIDUAL REPORT FORMS AND CUMULATIVE RECORD FORMS, WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE THEM, ARE PRESENTED. (JH)

THE LACK OF SCHOOL TRANSFER RECORDS FOR THE CHILDREN OF MIGRANT FARMWORKERS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN PROVIDING CONTINUITY IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OF THESE YOUNGSTERS. IN AN ATTEMPT TO COORDINATE THE TRANSFER OF MIGRANT FARM CHILDREN, THIS BULLETIN OF PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AND SAMPLE FORMS HAS BEEN PREPARED. THE SUGGESTED FORMS FOR USE WITH MIGRANT…

The approach of the University of California at Berkeley to policies and planning of administrative data processing systems, specifically, the transition from centrally-planned and implemented administrative information systems to user planned systems is examined. In analyzing the history of this change both the philosophy and the mechanisms used…

Modern technology has given us the ability to record, store, retrieve, and disseminate large volumes of data. Though technically efficient, such a procedure can be misused and thus constitute an invasion of privacy. Most school systems maintain extensive student records, but few have systematic policies regarding dissemination of such information.…

This study concentrated on the investigation and development of a computerized system of student registration, sectioning, and record handling. The report presents the results of the study and describes a pilot system that was developed at Texas A&M University. The basic system is discussed, along with the procedures involved in data…