The Capacity Building Alternatives Program, an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its first year of operation functioned at 8 schools, serving 139 students of limited English proficiency whose home language was Albanian, Chinese, Haitian, Polish, Russian, or Serbo-Croatian. Students targeted showed an achievement lag of more than one year in one or more content areas as measured by standardized achievement tests. The project provided English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction and content area instruction using an ESL methodology. Teacher staff development and parental participation were components of the program, and a number of activities included students and parents. The Capacity Building Special Alternatives Program met its objectives for English language development, mathematics, staff education, and using ESL content area-based instructional methodology. For lack of data, staff development in mathematics and parental involvement objectives in increased skill and knowledge and volunteerism were not evaluated. Increased evaluation data was a recommendation for program improvement. Five tables present evaluation findings. An appendix lists instructional materials used in the program. (SLD)