ERIC Number: ED134386
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Feb-17
Pages: 9
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The Fort Gay, West Virginia School/Community Project: An Assessment.
Bertram, Charles L.
Administered by the 21-member School Community Council (SCC), the Fort Gay-Thompson Urban/Rural project attempts to involve both school personnel and community representatives in the planning of the community's educational program. The project's major goals are to develop and implement comprehensive staff training, and to combine efforts of staff and community involving educational decisions. The project is different things to different people. To some, it is an FM radio station, operated mostly by high school students, over which they hear their favorite music, local school and civic news, and other items of interest. To others, the project is a monthly newsletter containing school and community news, humorous short stories prepared by local authors, and, perhaps too frequently, local gossip. The project also is a career education program, a community center, a basic learning center, a recreational program, and numerous other activities. This paper briefly summarizes the project's evaluation, using data obtained from 65 questionnaires, 39 personal interviews, and 78 brief questionnaires designed to provide information about the FM radio station. The evaluation indicated that the most serious problems with the program have been a lack of community involvement and general community awareness concerning the education program. (NQ)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Authoring Institution: Appalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV.; Fort Gay - Thompson School District, WV.
Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
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