FEATURES IN COMMON In addition to parent involvement Title I projects have several other common ingredients. comode infole umeju PAC usually meets monthly and is involved in an advisory capacity in the curricular affairs of the system, stressing the Title I programs. Their activities range from planning and developing project proposals and interpreting local educational needs, to assisting in the operation and evaluation of Title I projects. Parent involvement in individual Title I projects consists of: working in and out of classrooms as volunteers, aides, tutors planning parent workshops, conferences and lectures acting as school/community liaison 34 TRANSITION PROJECT 32 When a child fails several times in any endeavor, he tends to see only failure in his future. The child's inadequacies in one area can grow in all directions until they seem to encompass all phases of his life. Such a situation often manifests itself when a pupil moves from elementary to junior high school. Cleveland's Transition Project attempts to stem the growth of these failures and inadequacies, by beginning a success pattern for students slated as potential dropouts. At this crucial point in his life, the pupil is helped to look at himself as a unique individual, and to see education as relevant to his everyday life. He learns to get along with others, and to better understand himself in relation to his family, his school, and his community. Designed to help students through this period of adjustment, the program features: 4 Block Period in 1 classroom, with 1 teacher and 1 educational aide Smaller classes, divided into Learning Centers in which each pupil progresses at own pace, satisfying his own needs Resource teachers and educational aides for individual classroom and home follow-up help Except for the 4 Period academic block, Transition pupils are a part of the total school school program, participating in assemblies, sports, and other non-academic activities. Pupils move from the program into regular classes as soon as the teaching team agree that they are ready. |