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ERIC Number: ED298789
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 29
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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New Utrecht High School Project BITEC, Spring 1987. OEA Evaluation Report.
Martinez, Ana L.; And Others
In June 1987, Project BITEC (Bilingual Innovative Technological Education for Careers), at Brooklyn's New Utrecht High School, completed a one-semester extension of its 3-year grant. The project served 256 limited-English-speaking students from Latin America, China, Italy, Haiti, and Vietnam. The project's chief goal was to enable students to develop English proficiency to participate in mainstream (English-language) instruction while continuing in bilingually-taught mathematics, science, and social studies. In addition, a course on travel and tourism was initiated, bilingual paraprofessionals were provided to assist English-only content area teachers, and guidance and other support services were provided. The project stressed parental involvement, with family assistants acting as links between the school and families. Ethnic and inter-ethnic activities were also encouraged. Analysis of student achievement data indicates that program objectives were met or surpassed in native language arts course passing rates, four of six Hispanic content-area subjects, all seven Chinese content-area subjects, and family assistant contacts with families. Travel and tourism course objectives could not be evaluated. (Author/MSE)
New York City Board of Education, Office of Educational Assessment, 110 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: New York State Education Dept., Albany.
Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A