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The Design and Implementation of a Program to Reduce the Number of Dropouts in Inner City Schools.

Beard, Samuel P., Jr.; And Others – 1978

This document describes a program developed and implemented in three Philadelphia schools for the purpose of reducing the number of dropouts at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels. A needs assessment of the three schools, a review of the related literature, and the objectives of the program are provided. Specific strategies…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Basic Skills, Discipline Policy

Operation Success: Sponsored by the New York State Education Department. A Cooperative Program of Federation Employment and Guidance Service, the New York City Board of Education and the United Federation of Teachers. Evaluation Report, Year Ending June 30, 1983.

City Univ. of New York, Flushing, NY. Queens Coll. – 1984

Operation Success is a pilot project funded by the New York State Education Department to provide support services to high school dropouts and potential dropouts. It offers programs, including employment programs, intended to develop skills, self-awareness and self-direction, enourage career goals, and develop appropriate attitudes toward the…

Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs

T.A.P.S. To Allow Pupils to Succeed. A Model Program for At-Risk Students Linking Vocational Education and Alternatives to Social Promotion. Final Evaluation Report.

English, Kenneth; Edwards, Mary – 1989

During the 1988-89 school year, the Kaufman Independent School District (Texas) developed a model program for students at risk of dropping out of school. The program linked a current basic skills instructional program, a vocational education program, and an at-risk program. The goal of TAPS (To Allow Pupils to Succeed) was to produce high school…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs

Develop a Model Program for At-Risk Students Linking Vocational Education and Alternatives to Social Promotion for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students. Final Report. Project Number 99420074.

Bouton, Richard A. – 1989

A model program for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students at risk of dropping out was established through the enhancement of existing programs and classes at Corpus Christi Independent School District. The model combined and coordinated components of vocational education, alternatives to social promotion, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL)…

Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students

Focus on the Workplace: An Alternative High School Collaborative Project To Reclaim Recent School Dropouts.

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Community Action Southwest, Waynesburg, PA. – 1994

A special demonstration project was conducted to provide individualized basic/workplace skills instruction to 36 high school dropouts with special needs or learning problems and thereby enable them to earn a high school diploma. Because of time constraints, services were provided to only eight students. Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) were…

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs