NCJ Number
93430
Date Published
1983
Length
72 pages
Annotation
This report describes and evaluates compensatory education programs funded in l0 California Youth Authority (CYA) schools and 5 camps in l982-83. It includes data on student characteristics, staff, budgets, and academic achievement and concludes that these instructional services generally produced excellent results.
Abstract
Chapter I of the Education and Consolidation and Improvement Act has provided the CYA with Federal funds for supplemental education for educationally disadvantaged students since l967. The average student in the l5 programs was l6.8 years old and more severely disadvantaged than the overall CYA population. Because of wide differences in the programs, the number of students in each classroom ranged from 8 to 20 and hours of instruction varied from 2 to l0 hours per week. Different instructional methods were used depending on the teacher and the students' needs, but individual instruction was the most frequently used approach. Of the l5 schools, l4 had teaching assistants, and some had training student aides. Average entering levels of achievement in reading, mathematics, and language were at the fourth grade level. Growth in achievement measured by the Adult Basic Education Test averaged l.4, l.2, l.l, and .8 months per month in the program in reading, mathematics, language, and spelling, respectively, for l982-83. Staff training included workshops, seminars, conferences, and visits to other institutions. The report discusses reasons for the program's overall success and areas needing improvement. It presents recommendations for l983-84 in three areas: student, staff, and program needs. Charts, tables, and 30 references are supplied.