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ERIC Number: ED279775
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 61
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Seward Park High School Project CABES, 1985-1986. OEA Evaluation Report.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment.
In 1985-86, the Career Advancement through Bilingual Education Skills (CABES) project was in the final year of a three-year funding cycle at Seward Park High School in Manhattan, New York. The project's major goal was to provide career advancement skills to a population group of 279 students of limited English proficiency (LEP). Included in the career-oriented curriculum for CABES' participants are courses in typing, employability skills, and word processing. There are also bilingual career workshops, as well as content courses in the native language and English as a second language (ESL). Although the project underwent extensive personnel changes in the previous year, in 1985-86 the new staff was able to successfully manage the project, integrate activities with the rest of the school, and bring a measure of prestige to CABES within the school community. Student support services, cultural and extracurricular activities, and staff development and parental involvement activities were provided. The performance of program students on achievement tests indicates that instructional objectives were met in ESL, science, and the career advancement sequence. The objective was not achieved in mathematics due to poor academic performance in the fall term. In future, the school administration should allocate more space to the project, and typing and word-processing skills should be taught bilingually. Appendices include two sample lessons and some sample student writings. (KH)
Office of Educational Assessment, New York City Board of Education, 110 Livingston Street, 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 (New York)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A