The Urban Academy [electronic resource] : A Dropout Prevention and Demonstration Project 1988-89. OREA Report.
This report evaluates the effectiveness of the Urban Academy program, a dropout prevention demonstration program involving a collaborative effort between Community School District 10 in the Bronx (New York) and the Victim Services Agency (VSA), a social service agency, to provide increased instructi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1989.
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| Summary: | This report evaluates the effectiveness of the Urban Academy program, a dropout prevention demonstration program involving a collaborative effort between Community School District 10 in the Bronx (New York) and the Victim Services Agency (VSA), a social service agency, to provide increased instructional support and social services to 78 at-risk students attending an alternative middle school. The program combined two main components: (1) a high-interest curriculum based on a mini-school setting which focuses on a hands-on approach to architecture and the urban environment; and (2) the provision of extensive social services to students and their parents. The following topics are discussed concerning the program and its implementation: (1) student selection; (2) program components; (3) the Salvadori Program, which offers an architecture and engineering curriculum; (4) guidance services; (5) community service and student stipend activities; (6) parent involvement and education; (7) staff development; and (8) summer program. This report provides an evaluation of both program implementation and outcomes based on the first six months of its existence. The following findings are discussed: (1) the mean attendance rate for the students in the program remained stable; and (2) students improved their reading scores more than would be expected over a year's time. Recommendations for program improvement are presented. One table is included. (JS) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED319873. |
| Physical Description: | 24 p. |
| Audience: | Policymakers. |