ERIC Number: ED016760
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1966
Pages: 25
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FOCUS ON ACHIEVEMENT.
Houston Independent School District, TX.
THIS EVALUATION SUMMARY DESCRIBES AN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECT WHICH PROVIDED ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL SERVICES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS TO STUDENTS IN 25 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS TO RAISE THE ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS OF THE SCHOOLS. FIFTY-EIGHT "SUPPLEMENTAL SCHOOLS" PARTICIPATED IN THE PROJECT ON A LIMITED BASIS. THE SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS, SPECIAL SPANISH LANGUAGE CLASSES, A CORRECTIVE READING PROGRAM, AND AN EXTENDED SUMMER PROGRAM. CULTURAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED BUS TRIPS TO MUSEUMS AND OTHER POINTS OF EDUCATIONAL INTEREST AND A FINE ARTS PROGRAM. SUPPLEMENTARY HEALTH AND LIBRARY SERVICES WERE ALSO PROVIDED. A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, A SUMMER OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND INSERVICE TRAINING ACTIVITIES WERE OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT. NO ATTEMPT IS MADE IN THIS REPORT TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION DATA. (LB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cultural Enrichment, Elementary Schools, Health Services, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Programs, Job Training, Library Services, Preschool Education, Program Descriptions, Reading Programs, Secondary Schools, Spanish Speaking, Specialists, Summer Programs, Teacher Aides
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Authoring Institution: Houston Independent School District, TX.
Identifiers - Location: Texas; Texas (Houston)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I
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