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California State Board of Education, Sacramento. – 1976
This publication presents a brief summary description of an experimental dropout prevention program developed at McClymonds High School in Oakland, California. The program described is Project MACK (More Advanced Careers and Knowledge), a four-year program funded under ESEA Title VIII that operated from the 1971-72 school year through the 1974-75…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Experimental Programs

Adwere-Boamah, Joseph – 1975
Project MACK's major goal was to provide a comprehensive school program at McClymonds High School in Oakland, California that would reduce the dropout rate, improve student achievement, reduce absenteeism and class-cutting, and improve student attitudes toward school. Project components included 1) Career Cluster Program, which focused on work…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Dropout Prevention, Educational Improvement