During 1985-86 the School Community Education Program (also known as the Umbrella Program), funded by the New York State Legislature, provided a variety of educational and training experiences to some 25,871 participants, including pre-kindergarten children and their parents; and students, teachers, and supervisors from kindergarten through grade 12. The program consists of 44 different projects designed to provide innovative solutions to local educational and school problems. The 1985-86 evaluation indicates that in general the program was successful: 38 projects met their stated objectives, and some were highly successful. Of the six projects that did not reach their objectives, five set stringent objective criteria that may have been beyond their grasp. Those projects that failed to meet their stated objective should be closely monitored to identify the reasons for failure. Evaluation reports for each project are presented in four volumes. Each report contains a brief project overview, describes the evaluation methodology, presents the findings, and offers recommendations for improvement. This volume, Volume I, presents evaluation reports of the following projects, which provided basic skills, English, and computer literacy instruction to elementary, intermediate, and high school students: (1) Polo Grounds Valley Inc.--Improving Reading Achievement; (2) Harlem School--Community Tutorial Project; (3) Project LOGIC: Logo for the Gifted Increases Creativity; (4) Tutoring: Walk and Talk Program; (5) Improving Competency Skills; (6) Computer Word Processing Program; (7) Students-Parents as Partners; (8) Computer Literacy Program; (9) Riverdale Preparatory Academy; and (10) Science Enrichment Program. Data are presented on 18 tables. Appendices include copies of program-developed assessment instruments. (BJV)