DOCUMENT RESUME ED 134 633 UD 016 646 TITLE ,School-Within-A-School [BawaiiINui High] Hilo High , School Report 1969-70. INSTITUTION Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Social Welfare Development and Research Center. REPORT NO SWDRC-R-35 , PUB DATE 70 z NOTE 85p, EDRS PRICE MF-$0.83 BC-$4.67 Plus Postage; DESCRIPTORS *Alternative Schoolt; *Educational Alternatives; *Educational Innovation; Hawaiian4 *House Plan; *Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; *Rrogram Evaluatioh; Secondary ltucation IDENTIFIERS *Hawaii ft- ABSTRACT . The second year of operation of Hilo High School's "School-Within-A-School" [SAS] program is evaluated in this paper. Tlanning, training, and Orogram implementation aredescribed in the document. The following dre the results ofthe program: There was an improvement insattendance among project students when comparedto their record' in the previous year. There was improvedachievement in basic academic areas such as communications, skillsand math. There was a reduction in the over-alldrop-out rate at Hilo High school, and there was more student participation inschool and community activitieS. Among the recommendations made for the future arethe following: An effor,t must be made to stabilize staffingassignments; Serious consideration must be given to the type-errpersonnel appointed to the staff; The 50 question studentevaluation questionnaire or other similar instrument,should beadministered in September and in Mky to determine value phanges amongHilo High and SWS students. Finally procedures shouldbe implemented to improve the relationship between the SWS staff and the Hilo HighSchool administration. (Author/AM) ********************************************44************************* Documents acquired.by ERIC includemaninformil unpublished * materials not available from other sources.ERIC.makes every effort * * to obtain the best copy axailable. Nevertheless,items of marginal * * reproducibility are Often encountered andthis affects the quality * * of the microfiche and hardcppy reproductions ERICmakes available * * via the ERIC'Document Reproduction Service (EDRS).EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of theoriginal document. Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the-bpst that can be madefrom the original. SCHOOL-WITHIN-A-SCHOOL - 1969-70 (HAWAII NUI HIGR) HILO HIGH SCROOL a DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STATE OF HAWAII Ralph H. Kiyosaki, Suierintendent HAWAII DISTRICT - DOE .\ Harry S. Chuck, District Superintendent Hilo High School Richard H. Matsunaga, Principal School-Within-A-School Fumie Bonk - Instructions Manager Fuji() Takata - Activities Coordinator 'David C. Swanson - Instructions Supervisor James Hockstaff - Student'Teacher, UHHC Program Consultants 4 Social Welfare Development & Research Center School of Social Work University of Hawaii Jack T. Nagoshi, Director U S. DEPARTMENT OF REALM EDUCATION &WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION 1H15 DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON DR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN- ATING Ii POINTS.OF VIEW OR OPINIONS SATED DO NOT. NECESSARILY REPRE ;ENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION DR POLICY TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Acknowledgement page 1 II. Report page-3 Intoduction page 3 A. Planning page 4 B. Training page 4 /- C. Program ImpleMentation page 4 D. Results page 5 E. Analysis of the Results page 13 F. SuMmary of Recommendations page 15 III. Appendices :14 A Plan for Re-Educftion Appendix A Staff Evaluation (Mrs. Fumie Bonk) Appendix B Staff Eviluation (Mr. Fujio Taketa) Apper.dix C Staff Evaluation (Mr. James Hockstaff--student teacher) Appendix D "Students Showing Marked Progress".(news article) Appendix E "Hilo Students 'Quiz' Rep. Mink" (news article) Appendix F instructional Materials--1969-70 , Appendix G Student-Parent Agreement Appendix H Eehavioral Tasks and General Record Keeping Appendix I ;Menu of Purchases Appendix J !Poems by School-Within-A-School students Appendix K ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Hilo High School "School-Within-ArSchool" program's second year of'operation was realized through the concerted efforts and support of the Hawaii State Department of Education; the Hawaii Dis- trict, DOE; the Social Welfare Development and Research Center of -the University of Hawaii.and many other public and private agencies -111.41i1o. We wish to acknowledge the unqualified support and cooperation rendered by Superintendent Ralph Kiyosaki of the State Department of Education; Mr. Harry 'Chuck, Hawaii District Superintendent'and Dr. Kiydto Mizuba, Hawaii District DepUty Superintendent, - We also wish to recognize the able leadership of Mr. Richard Matsunaga, Principal of Hilo High Schc)1; Herbert Zane, Head Counse- lor at Hilo High School; and the efforts of members.of.the School- Within-A-School staff. Without their dedication and willingness to test a new approach, this program might not have geen possible. Although it is still too early to measure any degree of substan- tive conclusions, the demonstration clearly defines the tasks ahead: 1. The techniques of instruction as it was originally designed for thin siroject need to be further tested and validated before any conclusions can be reached. 2. The results, *tale imPressive but ifiCOnclusive, are signifi- cant enough to merit further research and study on a wider and more scientific basis; and 3. The innovative concepts applied to the educational program for low-achieving, problemroriented students of this project 4 -2- can be made applicable to other "normal". stuaents who find education irrelevant and unchallenging. The knowledge gained in this second year,of-operationwill no doubt add much to the refining of theprogram in the third year. To this end, this Center stands ready and willing. -Jack,T, Nagoshi Director Social Welfare Development and R s arch Center School cial Work city of Hawaii 5 A REPORT by Robert T. Omura, Project Consultant Assistant Director Social Welfare Development and Research Center Uniyersity of Hawaii INTRODUCTION This evaluation climaxes the second Yeat's operatIon.for Hilo High School's "School-Within-Ar.Schoolhereafter-referred as SWS).program. It also marks the close.of the first year of intervention services rendered VY the Social Welfare Development and Research Center (former- ly Youth Development Center and hereafter referred as SWDRC.) The SWS program opened its second year in September, 1969 at a new location (former DOE District Superintendent's office located on aianuenue Avenue just off the Hilo High School athletic field) with fifteen students enrolled. Most of these.students were carried over fram-the previous year's SWS program loCatedat the Hilo YWCA building. Mrs. Fumie Bonk returned_to fill one of"two instructor positions assigned to the program. In addition to her previous year's experi- ence she gained limited exposure to behavior modification and indivi- dualized instruction skills prior to the school's opening. Fujio Taketa was appointed to fill a vacancy in the second instruc- tor position. David Swanson,_special education instructor at the High School was added to the staff at the beginning of the second semester. Head Counselor Herbert Zane coordinated referral and screening activities at the.High School. A. PLANNING Planning of the SWS program for 1969-70 and delineation of the 6 -4- SWDRC services was begun on September 1, 1969 during ameeting conducted at the office of District Superintendent Harry Chuck.A program opera- tional plan was developed by the SWS staff and the SWDRC. Refer to Appendix A - School-Within-A-School: A Plan for Re-Education. B. TRAINING Monthly-consultations between September, 1969 and May, 1970 were conducted by the SWDRC. Training content included basic concepts of behavior modification, principles of learning, contingency. management and observation and recording procedures.. In addition, the following resources were provided: October, 1969 - Mrs. Barbara Sloggett Research Assistant, SWDRC Miss Katie Goold - Specialist, SWDRC October, 1969 - Dr. Hill M. Walker, Assistant Professor Dept. of Special Education, University of Oregon February, 197G- Mrs. Barbara Sloggett - Resaarch Assistant, SWDRC Kenneth Kobuke In' Tictions Manager, Kailua Intermediate SChool IOP Project A sixteen hour orientation workshop on behavior modification techniques was Conducted for Hawaii District DOE personnel and attended by approxi- mately 80 persons. Resource's in addition to SWDRC personnel included Dr. Roland Tharp, Di- rector of Clinical Psychology - UH; Dr. Scott MacDonald, Community Psychology - UH; Dr. George Fargo, Special Education - U. of Washington; Kenneth Ling, Community Services Supervisor - Palama Settlement; and Charles Glenn, Coordinator Kailua Inter. School TOP Project. 'Mr. Zane, Mrs. Bonk and Mr.-Taketa visitad Oahu sChools demOnstrating behavior modification techniques under the auspices of the SWDRC. C. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION 1. Physical Facilities -5- The physical facilities were arranged and structu'red-In accord withplans specified'in Appendix A: Some m_emor 'modifications to 'the floor plan were made. 2. Instructional. Program Mra.,Bonk served aathe Instructions Manager and began imple, , menting individually presdribed self-instructional programs. During the second semester) David Swanson functioned asthe supervisor of the mastery or work-study area'of- Si/S while Mrs. Bonk continued to provide diagnostic, prescri6tilie and instructional planning servtces. Also during-the second se- ' mester, dames. HoOkstaff, a Senior education major froM ihe University of Hawaii - Hilo Campus, assisted