IN CALIFORNIA, THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDENT IS TWO YEARS BEHIND THE NEGRO STUDENT AND THREE AND A HALF YEARS BEHIND THE ANGLO-AMERICAN IN SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT. SINCE HE REPRESENTS TWO DISTINCT AND OFTEN DIVERGENT CULTURES, ENGLISH-SPEAKING, MIDDLE-CLASS ORIENTED SCHOOLS MAKE ASSIMILATION VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. A HEAD START AND A FOLLOW THROUGH PROJECT IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY ARE EVALUATED IN TERMS OF SOCIAL ATTITUDES TOWARD THE LEARNING TASKS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN CHILD. THE PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THESE REPORTING GROUPS (1) TEACHERS, (2) PARENTS, (3) TEACHER AIDES, AND (4) "FOLLOW-UP" TEACHERS. (CD)