Project CHOICE was designed to offer Chinese-speaking students of limited English proficiency (LEP) the opportunity to study business, technical, and computer subjects at Seward Park, and Washington Irving High Schools; subsequently, Norman Thomas High School was substituted for the latter school. Students received instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL) and Native Language Arts (NLA). They received bilingual instruction in the content areas of mathematics, science, and social studies and were offered services that included academic and career counseling, college advisement and placement, and job placement. The project also offered extracurricular activities to the students, staff development activities to project and school staff, and parental involvement activities. Evaluation of project CHOICE showed that it met its objectives in ESL, NLA, content area courses, career education, attendance, staff development, and curriculum development. Quantitative data were not provided for one of its two parental involvement objectives, but a subjective assessment suggested that it was met. One recommendation was made: if funds permit, the project should add a guidance counselor to its staff or explore alternate means to support the position. (GLR)
Authors
- Authorizing Institution
- New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment.
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- Reports - Evaluative
- Published in
- United States of America
- Sponsor
- Department of Education, Washington, DC.
Table of Contents
- SUMMARY 5
- A njv- 14ii-ation of the prram was the lack of a 6
- The 10
- Irving High School. 10
- Age Grade 10 Total 11
- 1QTAL 11
- As of June 1989. 11
- Tax-levy funds paid the 12
- Park High School. 12
- Assistant principals at 12
- 1.ect students for participation 14
- Did the px.oject implement the instructional activities for developing native language skills ati proposed 14
- Hw many parents attended parent-teacher meetings 14
- What percentage of students maintainw an attendance 14
- Sample 15
- Instruments 15
- OREA 15
- To insure representative 16
- Conference. 21
- Chinese Parents Meeting drew 950 parents from Seward Park Hi0 23
- Of these 91 percent 267 students in the 24
- TABLE 2 25
- Posttest Difference Mean Mean 25
- TABLE 3 27
- SUBJECT 27
- Spring Percent Passing Percent Passing 27
