ERIC Number: ED001457
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1964
Pages: 3
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COST PER STUDENT AND EVALUATION OF STUDY CENTERS - 10-MO. BASIS.
Fresno City Unified School District, CA.
THE COST PER STUDENT AND THE EVALUATION OF STUDY CENTERS ON A 10 MONTH BASIS WERE PRESENTED. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY CENTERS WAS TO GIVE SECONDARY AND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS A PLACE TO STUDY AND RECEIVE QUALIFIED HELP. THE STUDY CENTERS SERVED 31,200 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. THE COST PER STUDENT WAS $.35. STUDY CENTERS WERE OPEN THREE DAYS A WEEK, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS OPEN 2 AFTERNOONS AND 1 EVENING A WEEK. TRAINED CERTIFICATED TEACHERS WERE USED TO HELP THE STUDENTS. EVALUATION SHOWED THAT STUDENTS DEFINITELY NEEDED THE HELP THEY GOT. AS A RESULT, STUDENTS IMPROVED IN SCHOOL WORK AND IN ATTITUDES. THE COST PER STUDENT AND EVALUATION DATA ON THE EVENING COUNSELING PROGRAM WERE ALSO PRESENTED. THE PUPOSE OF THE COUNSELING PROGRAM WERE ALSO PRESENTED. THE PURPOSE OF THE COUNSELING PROGRAM WAS TO HELP THE PARENTS OF 9TH AND 10TH GRADE STUDENTS TO BECOME "CLOSER" TO SCHOOL SO THAT THEIR CHILDREN WOULD BENEFIT. EIGHT HUNDRED STUDENTS WERE SERVED AND THE COST PER STUDENT WAS $7.20. EVALUATION SHOWED THAT DIRECTION REGARDING THE STUDENTS' FUTURES WAS GIVEN TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS. PARENTS WERE PLACED IN ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES, AND TARDINESS OF MANY STUDENTS WAS CURTAILED.
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Authoring Institution: Fresno City Unified School District, CA.
Identifiers - Location: California (Fresno)
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