ERIC Number: ED387760
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995-Jun
Pages: 44
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Readiness To Learn Project: End of Year Report.
Armijo, Eduardo J.; Yount, Darrell E.
This report outlines the Quillayute Valley Child and Family Consortium's End of Year Readiness to Learn program activities, including outcomes through May 1995. The program was established in part by the Washington State Readiness to Learn Initiative, designed to help children benefit from schooling by enabling schools and social services organizations to work together in providing comprehensive services. The central goal of this local program was to meet the needs of at-risk or disadvantaged children and families, creating an environment where students would be more "ready to learn" while in school. Family Service Advocates carried out case management activities to meet this goal. Interventions applied were in areas of domestic violence, child abuse, substance abuse, inadequate health care, teen pregnancy, mental health, and school dropout rates (especially for Hispanics and Native Americans). A decrease in teenage pregnancy, a decrease in the high school dropout rate, improved "on time" graduation rates (including Native American students), and increased enrollment rates for school aged Hispanics were some of the program benefits. Included in the report are activities and outcomes which occurred during 17 months of project activities and forms used to collect data. Two case studies are provided. (Author/JBJ)
Descriptors: Activities, At Risk Persons, Case Studies, Caseworkers, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life, Family Problems, Family Programs, Family School Relationship, High Risk Students, Intervention, Learning, Learning Motivation, Outcomes of Education, Program Descriptions, Program Design, Program Evaluation, School Districts
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia.
Authoring Institution: Quillayute Valley Child and Family Consortium, WA.
Identifiers - Location: Washington
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