ERIC Number: ED127098
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1975-May
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[Wyoming Indian High School (WIHS), Ethete, Wyoming.] Evaluation Report, Contract No: K51C14200583, August 1972. Research and Evaluation Report Series No. 04-A.
Sage, Allison
Results of a formative, on-site evaluation of the Wyoming Indian High School (WIHS) at Ethete, Wyoming are presented in this report. Presenting information upon which effective and efficient planning might proceed for the 1972-73 school year, this report deals with the following areas of concern: (1) establishment of WIHS goals (establishment of a high school under American Indian control; preservation of the culture and development of cultural awareness, identity, and skills; increased student preparation for choice of life styles); (2) program components (board of trustees; school administration; student attendance, characteristics, guidance/testing, and data files; staff and support staff responsibilities and qualifications; program curriculum, allocations, organization, and activities); (3) task analysis and time frame (objectives, standards, measurements, and programs). The evaluators' recommendations are summarized as follows: the school board must assume an active role in development, policy making, and educational leadership; an educational director must be appointed and his responsibilities and authority established; data must be collected on student characteristics and needs; curriculum priorities must be set; curriculum development must include a course list, course content, methods, and materials; policy decisions must be made on attendance, discipline, course credit, grading, and personnel. (JC)
Descriptors: Administration, American Indians, Average Daily Attendance, Board of Education Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Formative Evaluation, Personnel, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation, School Counseling, School District Autonomy, Secondary Education, Student Characteristics, Student Records, Task Analysis, Teacher Qualifications
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Authoring Institution: Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Albuquerque, NM.
Identifiers - Location: Wyoming
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