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ERIC Number: ED272611
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 42
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Project CHAMP, 1984-1985. OEA Evaluation Report.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment.
In 1984-1985, the second year of a three-year funding cycle, Project CHAMP provided instruction to 600 primarily Chinese-speaking students of limited English proficiency (LEP) in grades 9-12 at Seward Park, Washington Irving, and Martin Luther King, Jr. High Schools in New York, New York. Seward Park was the primary site of the project and most program staff were based there. Approximately 70 percent of the participating students were born in the People's Republic of China. Other countries of origin included Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Korea. The program contained two instructional components. The goals of the basic component are to provide instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), native language arts, science, mathematics, computer mathematics, and social studies. An intensive literacy component was offered at Seward Park to those students who were found to be functionally illiterate in the native languages and who lacked basic academic skills. Seward Park's staff worked well together with continuing support from the project director and school administration. However, the site experienced problems with overage students and overcrowded conditions, and had difficulty in recruiting math and science teachers. The program provided funds for curriculum materials development, staff development, and parent participation activities. Academic objectives were met in ESL, native language reading, content-area courses, and attendance. (KH)
Office of Educational Assessment, New York City Board of Education, 110 Livingston St., Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment.
Identifiers - Location: New York
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A