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ERIC Number: ED001767
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1964-Sep-30
Pages: 7
Abstractor: N/A
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AFTER-SCHOOL STUDY CENTER MANUAL - HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION, 1964-65.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY.
THE AFTER-SCHOOL STUDY CENTERS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT REGULAR INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS HAVING A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF DISADVANTAGED PUPILS. THE HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION AIMS TO SALVAGE, FOR FURTHER EDUCATION, THOSE PUPILS WHO MAY OTHERWISE BECOME DROPOUTS OR FAIL TO GET INTO COLLEGE. EACH TEACHING ASSIGNMENT IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL STUDY CENTERS IS FOR ONE 2-HOUR SESSION ON 3 DAYS PER WEEK FOR GROUPS OF NO MORE THAN 15 AND NO FEWER THAN 10 PUPILS. TEACHING IN THE ASSC PROGRAM IS OF TWO GENERAL TYPES--REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION IN READING AND ARITHMETIC, AND TUTORIAL INSTRUCTION IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, ENGLISH, AND SOCIAL STUDIES. IN THE REMEDIAL PROGRAM, CONSIDERABLE PERSUASION, BUT NOT COMPLUSION, IS BROUGHT TO BEAR UPON THE PUPILS AND POTENTIAL DROPOUTS TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE. TUTORIAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED PRIMARILY FOR PUPILS WHO, WITH SOME HELP, MAY BECOME COLLEGE MATERIAL. THE AFTER-SCHOOL STUDY CENTER IS UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PRINCIPAL THROUGH HIS DESIGNATED SUPERVISOR. THE PRINCIPAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE THE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE PUPILS, NOTIFYING THEIR PARENTS, AND RECRUITING THE BEST QUALIFIED TEACHERS. SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS AS RECORDS, TIME CARDS, FIRE DRILLS, COMPENSATION, PERIODIC REPORTS ON PUPIL ATTENDANCE, STAFF ASSIGNMENTS, AND PAYROLL FOR PERSONNEL ARE DISCUSSED.
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Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY.
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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