This report documents the evaluation of a New York State Incentive Grant that was designed to improve the quality of instruction in New York City schools for students in Specialized Instructional Environment (SIE) classes during 1989-90. The program offered 25 hours of staff development training for SIE teachers and related service providers, and 20 hours of in-service professional development for paraprofessionals. The program allowed personnel to design school-based staff development plans based on participant interest inventories as well as provide district-administered mini-courses in specific areas and a full-day conference. The concept of staff empowerment guided the program. Evaluation of the program planning and implementation process and of the training outcomes resulted in six recommendations, including: establishment of clear guidelines concerning the roles of the Central Consultation Committee and the Programmatic Consultation Committees; provision of more training activities on weekends in conference form; and provision of workshops addressing the needs of specific groups. Over 3,000 staff members participated in various SIE training activities (i.e., a college course, school-based training, a SIE conference, and mini-courses). The report details the evaluation methodology, findings, conclusions, and recommendations. (DB)
- 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
