ERIC Number: ED280914
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 46
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Walton High School: Project BLAST, 1985-1986. OEA Evaluation Report.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment.
In 1985-86, Project BLAST (Bilingual Language Arts Survival Training), in its third and final year of funding at Walton High School (Bronx, New York), achieved an attendance rate of 95 percent. Project BLAST provided 200 students of limited English proficiency (LEP) with instruction in: (1) English as a second language (ESL) and native language arts; and (2) bilingual instruction in social studies, mathematics, and science. Special features of the program were its career exploration, survival skills, and citizenship training components. The project also developed two new instructional components in 1985-86: a computer lab and an advanced placement native language arts class. Project BLAST's success was attributed to the high quality of teaching, the dedication of the project's staff, the small size of the program, and the effective use of the project's paraprofessionals and the bilingual family associate. Much time was also spent in counseling individual students. This assessment found that Project BLAST achieved its objectives in all areas. The report contains the following information: (1) program description; (2) description of student characteristics; (3) findings regarding English language, native language, content-area and non-instructional objectives; (4) conclusions and recommendations; and (5) appendices which include descriptions of staff characteristics. (PS)
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Awareness, College Preparation, English (Second Language), High Schools, Limited English Speaking, Native Language Instruction, Parent Participation, Spanish Speaking, Urban Education
Office of Educational Assessment, New York City Board of Education, 110 Livingston St., Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment.
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