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Download full textPonessa, Joan M. – Public Affairs Focus, 1990
Despite statewide standards, the accuracy of statistical data on dropouts reported by New Jersey schools appears to vary considerably from district to district. Moreover, statewide dropout rates differ significantly depending on the method of calculation used. Several different methodologies, which incorporate unverified information collected from…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Elementary Secondary Education, School Statistics
Dolan, Lawrence J. – 1992
This report examines five models of school-based integrated human service programs to evaluate the effects of the programs in light of the growing support for and implementation of these programs. The study examined the following programs: (1) school-based health clinics in Baltimore (Maryland); (2) Success for All (an elementary school-level…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Counseling Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Biester, Thomas W.; And Others – 1984
This paper presents the results of an Achievement Directed Leadership (ADL) field test conducted at eight elementary schools and a middle school in an urban school district in New Jersey during the 1981-82 school year. The stated purpose of the field test was only secondarily to assess student outcomes; its major objective was to help principals…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Reece, Gary T.; Alvarez, Frank R. – 1988
This paper presents the State of New Jersey Board of Education's evaluation of the Operation School Renewal (OSR) Program, a multi-year assistance program involving the urban school districts of Trenton, East Orange, and Neptune Township (New Jersey). Goals included the following: (1) attendance improvement; (2) reduction of disruptive pupil…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Pilot Projects, Program Design
French, Valarie W. – 1984
This paper describes the activities and experiences of a technical assistance consultant working with a superintendent and assistant superintendent to implement the Achievement Directed Leadership (ADL) school improvement program during 1981-82. The paper's first section describes the ADL program's "top-down" implementation plan, with…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Agents, Consultants
