A summary evaluation of the Crystal Lake, Illinois outdoor education program is contained in this document. The project entitled "A School-Community Outdoor Education Project" is a year round program for teaching in, for, and about the outdoors. Designed largely to assist teachers to meet educational objectives relating to the…

A random sample of the thirty-eight Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III projects funded in Massachusetts for the three year period, 1971-1974 was surveyed in order to determine if the Federal money was well used, what has been learned about change in the past ten years, and what worked and what didn't, and why. [Available from…

In order to find out how the general public as well as educators and students really think of Florida's public schools, the Florida State Department of Education sponsored a statewide survey, as part of the ESEA Title III. (Author/JM)

A community school funded by ESEA Title III and the Mott Foundation from 1970 through August 1973 is described in the booklet. Serving as the vehicle to bring about greater community involvement and participation, the school provides a program of education for people of all ages by utilizing the facilities and programs of the public school and the…

The Project PRIMES (Progress Research in Meeting Elementary Standards) system examines elementary schools in light of minimum standards set by the Ohio State Department of Education. In order to provide an in-depth look at the strengths and weaknesses of School/Community Relations Programs, this instrument solicits information from school staff…

This report describes an educational program designed to utilize community volunteers to relieve school staff of nonprofessional duties, to reinforce the instruction of teaching staff with volunteers trained for particular service, to offer individual help to children to stimulate their interest, to enrich the educational program by making…

Described is the Program in Early Childhood Development (PECD), a school-community project initially funded under Title III to provide identification, diagnostic, and intervention services for 3-to 5-year-old children in Evanston, Illinois prior to kindergarten entry. Two major sections deal with screening procedures (in such areas as…

For this study, surveys were conducted of the community's development, population movements, educational trends, and political-social events. Through examination of school-community relationships, theoretical relationships were explored, and information was provided concerning the manner in which the schools have attempted to serve the educational…

This report summarizing the findings of a Title III/ESEA study by a committee of 33 community leaders endorses the educational park concept as a way to provide quality education to a growing minority group student body. Special attention in the report is given to particular aspects of the proposed educational park, including its feasibility,…

This report is a model to assist the planning, managing, and evaluation of all phases of projects funded under the ESEA Title III Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) program. Section 1 outlines a formula for successful proposal development. In addition to spelling out variables to be considered in forming a task force, assessing…

The present report both details the initial statements of educational need made by State residents and adds more insight into underlying educational problems. The first report concentrated on a questionnaire approach to allow a cross section of the population to give their perceptions of Washington State educational needs. One of the principal…

This report addresses itself to an important part of educational planning--community involvement. During the past few years, a variety of techniques has been devised to make citizen participation in the planning process more effective. One technique which has been utilized with considerable success, particularly in the field of education…

This program description of Project ORDER outlines the design of the reorganization of the B. C. Elmore Middle School in the North Forest Independent School District, Houston, Texas. The school is located in a low economic, predominantly black neighborhood. Prior to Project ORDER, the school experienced a fairly high incidence of disorderly…

This handbook outlines a logical path of activity for utilizing volunteers in schools. The planning phase determines the type and amount of work that could be accomplished by volunteers. The preparation phase involves the processes, procedures, and materials necessary before working with volunteers. The implementation phase discusses volunteer…

This handbook outlines the procedures and methods for implementing volunteer programs in individual school buildings. Guidelines are offered for planning, preparation, and implementation phases. (Author/MLF)