THIS REPORT EVALUATES NEW YORK STATE'S COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ACCORDING TO THE FORMAT SPECIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE FIRST SECTION DEALS WITH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND DESCRIBES THE TYPES OF SERVICES OFFERED, DISSEMINATION OF DATA, EVALUATIVE PROCEDURES, MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS, PROJECTS THAT WERE NOT APPROVABLE, COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS, INTERRELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER TITLES OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, INTERDISTRICT PROJECTS, AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PROJECTS. A DESCRIPTION OF GUIDELINES AND PUBLICATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING TITLE I PROGRAMS IS ALSO FURNISHED. THE SECOND SECTION PROVIDES STATISTICAL DATA FROM THE PROJECTS, LISTS OF MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS UTILIZED, INFORMATION ON TYPES OF PROJECTS FUNDED, AN ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES AND METHODS, AND A SUMMARY OF EXEMPLARY PROJECTS. ALSO DESCRIBED ARE LOCAL PROBLEMS, CHOICE OF PROJECT AREAS, AND METHODS OF INCREASING STAFF. A FINAL SECTION CONTAINS A GENERAL ANALYSIS OF THE TITLE I PROGRAMS. (DK)