This first volume of a four-volume evaluation of the 1988-89 New York City School Community Education Program (also known as the Umbrella Program) comprises reports evaluating 10 innovative projects that provide reading, mathematics, writing, English as a Second Language, and computer literacy instruction. Evaluation sources included student preprogram and postprogram test outcomes, writing samples, teacher and student questionnaires, and the number of acceptances of participants into special high schools. Overall, the program was not as successful in meeting its stated objectives as in previous years, but the Harlem School-Community Tutorial Project and the Mathematics Improvement Program were particularly successful. The report on each project contains a brief project overview, describes the research methodology, presents the findings, and provides recommendations for improvement. The following projects are evaluated: (1) Improving Reading Achievement After School; (2) Harlem School-Community Tutorial Project; (3) Tutoring--Walk and Talk Program; (4) Improving Competency Skills; (5) Mathematics Improvement Program; (6) Students-Parents As Partners; (7) Science Enrichment Program; (8) Computer Literacy Program; (9) Reinforcing Reading; and (10) the Riverdale Preparatory Academy. Statistical data are included on 20 tables. Each report also includes examples of evaluation instruments. (FMW)