ERIC Number: ED383963
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Oct
Pages: 13
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Project ACHIEVE: A Collaborative, School-Based School Reform Process Improving the Academic and Social Progress of At-Risk and Underachieving Students.
Knoff, Howard M.; Batsche, George M.
This paper profiles an educational reform program targeting academically and socially at-risk and underachieving students. The project began as a district-wide training program for school psychologists, guidance counselors, social workers, and elementary-level instructional consultants. The program focuses on helping schools to plan for and address their immediate and long-term student needs. Emphasis is placed on improving the social behavior of students, increasing student performance in the areas of social skills and aggression control, and in reducing incidents of school-based violence. Outlined here are the program's purpose; the implementation period; characteristics of the program's site; the targeted population; the services provided; the type of staff available and the percentage of time devoted to the program; program costs; funding sources; problems encountered and solutions; program accomplishments/reported outcomes; and evaluation data--two tables provide specific outcome data. The project establishes six primary goals: (1) enhance teachers' problem-solving skills; (2) improve both the management skills of school personnel and student behavior; (3) enhance school's comprehensive services to students with below-average academic performance; (4) increase students' social and academic progress through enhanced involvement of parents and the community; (5) validate the various components of the project; and (6) create a school climate in which everyone is responsible for every student. Contains a list of two publications that describe/evaluate the program. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, At Risk Persons, Children, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, Discipline, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Prevention, Pupil Personnel Services, School Organization, School Restructuring
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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