Ninth Grade Restructuring Program. Citywide, 1996-97. Executive Summary.

Autor/in	Syropoulos, Mike
Institution	Research and Evaluation Specialists, Inc.
Titel	Ninth Grade Restructuring Program. Citywide, 1996-97. Executive Summary.
Quelle	(1997), (40 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Attitude Change; Dropout Prevention; Grade 9; High School Students; High Schools; Principals; Program Evaluation; School Restructuring; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Urban Schools; Urban Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Principal; Schulleiter; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Youth; Jugend
Abstract	The Ninth Grade Restructuring Program of the Detroit (Michigan) public schools was designed to restructure the ninth grade in ways that improve academic performance, develop positive attitudes toward learning, improve the school environment, reduce the dropout rate, and increase the graduation rate of students. Features of the program were instructional and direct noninstructional services, such as social services, counseling and psychological services, tutoring by student assistants with teacher supervision, and parent participation. This Executive Summary presents citywide findings from the second year study of the program. One of the chief findings is that the rate at which Grade 9 students discontinued their education declined in 1996-97 as it did in 1995-96. Among incoming Grade 9 students, transferring students decreased from 8.82% (1995) to 5.64% (1996) to 3.64% (1997), and students discontinuing their educations decreased from 18.28% (1995) to 11.7% (1996) to 5.14% (1997). A similar trend was found for students repeating courses, with declines across the 3 years for transfers and students discontinuing their education. Among newly promoted Grade 10 students, transfers decreased, but students discontinuing their education increased from 3.18% in 1996 to 3.98% in 1997. The Grade 10 discontinued rates actually increased in only two areas (B and F). The overall slight increase in the percent of Grade 10 students leaving school leads to the conclusion that the Grade 9 Restructuring Program should be continued in Grade 10 and beyond. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC