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PROGRAMS OF RURAL SCHOOLS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF DROPOUTS.
MOORE, JAMES W. – 1963
INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROBLEM OF EARLY SCHOOL LEARNING WAS PRESENTED. A MAJORITY OF THE 89 SCHOOLS IN THE HOLDING POWER PROJECT OF THE BUREAU OF GUIDANCE IN THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WERE RURAL. HOLDING POWER WAS DEFINED AS THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASS TO THE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF GRADUATES IN…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Rural Schools, School Holding Power
STEP--THE SCHOOL TO EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. CASES IN POINT.
MOORE, JAMES W. – 1964
STEP IS A PART-TIME SCHOOL, PART-TIME WORK PROGRAM FOR POTENTIAL SCHOOL DROPOUTS 15 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. PUPILS ATTEND SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND WORK IN THE AFTERNOON. THE TEACHER-COORDINATOR PLAYS THE KEY ROLE AND MEETS WITH A GROUP OF 15 TO 20 PUPILS DAILY TO "ORIENT" THEM TO SCHOOL AND WORK. THE COORDINATOR COUNSELS HIS PUPILS…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, High School Students
HOW HIGH SCHOOLS CAN REDUCE THEIR DROPOUT RATE--AN ACTION GUIDE.
MOORE, JAMES W. – 1964
AFTER THE SCHOOL HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF DROPOUTS, PERSONNEL MUST FORMULATE A PLAN OF ACTION. THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE--START SMALL, WORK TOGETHER, TAKE YOUR TIME, MEET REGULARLY, GET OUTSIDE HELP, REPORT PROGRESS AND EVALUATE RESULTS. THE PROGRAM FOR REGULAR STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED. A CHECKLIST IS…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Extracurricular Activities, Resource Materials
SCHOOL TO EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (STEP).
MOORE, JAMES W. – 1963
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYED SCHOOL DROPOUTS THROUGH EFFORTS WITH POTENTIAL DROPOUTS, 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER, WHILE THEY ARE STILL IN SCHOOL THE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO RETURN SUCCESSFULLY TO THE NORMAL PROGRAM AND GRADUATE, OR TO OBTAIN SATISFACTORY FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT IF THEY SOULD LEAVE…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Employment Programs, High School Students
DEVELOPING WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS FOR POTENTIAL DROPOUTS. A MANUAL. STEP--THE SCHOOL TO EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
SAVITZKY, CHARLES; AND OTHERS – 1965
A WORK-STUDY PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE AND TRAIN POTENTIAL DROPOUTS FOR EMPLOYMENT. A TEACHER-COORDINATOR CONDUCTED ORIENTATION CLASSES, SUPERVISED STEP PUPILS ON THE JOB, VISITED PARENTS, EMPLOYERS AND RESOURCE PERSONNEL, COUNSELED STUDENTS, FOLLOWED UP PUPIL PROGRESS WITH SUBJECT TEACHERS, MAINTAINED CONTACTS WITH COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Family Characteristics, Job Training
STEP--SCHOOL TO EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. SECOND ANNUAL REPORT, 1962-1963.
MOORE, JAMES W. – 1963
STEP IS A PART-TIME SCHOOL, PART-TIME WORK PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF POTENTIAL SCHOOL DROPOUTS 15 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. PUPILS ATTEND SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND WORK IN THE AFTERNOONS. THE TEACHER-COORDINATOR PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE AND MEETS WITH A GROUP OF 15 TO 20 PUPILS DAILY TO "ORIENT" THEM TO SCHOOL AND WORK EXPERIENCES.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Job Training, Part Time Employment