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 III, presents evaluation reports of the following staff development projects: (1) Legal Outreach Program; (2) Staff Development in Writing Instruction; (3) STAR LABS; (4) Mathematics Improvement Program; (5) Reasoning/Thinking Skills Program; (6) Arts in General Education (AGE); (7) Enrichment Program K-9; (8) Adventures in Science; (9) Early Childhood Language and Literacy; (10) Discovering Abilities and Improving Achievement; (11) Sum in One; and (12) Mastery Learning Program. Data are presented on 15 tables. Appendices include copies of program-developed assessment instruments. (BJV)