This report evaluates Chapter 636 programs in the Springfield (Massachusetts) Public Schools in 1984-85. The overall goal of these programs is to improve the quality of education in a desegregated setting. The report is divided into twelve sections. The first presents a general overview of all the programs' effectiveness in meeting five general goals: (1) to improve basic skills achievement with emphasis on narrowing the gap between majority and minority students; (2) to increase the number of non-Hispanic students enrolled in District VI schools; (3) to improve gender and racial balance in the high schools; (4) to increase the participation of parents and teachers in the Chapter 636 process; and (5) to increase student integration. The next eight sections are devoted to evaluating different types of programs: academic (reading/language arts and mathematics); cultural awareness; foreign language; in-house suspension; magnet schools; science; and staff/curriculum development. The tenth section presents a special study of how Chapter 636 programs promote integration, reports that these efforts are quite successful, and makes recommendations for further improvement. The eleventh section provides results of the perceptions of principals, teachers, and parents. The final section summarizes the report. Numerous graphs and data tables to support conclusions are included. (KH)