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Resources for Title I Schools

• The U.S. Department of Education offers publications, speeches, school profiles, guidance, and other documents related to schoolwides via the Internet and by telephone. Technical materials and guidance are available by calling 1-800-LEARN and requesting a specific report. The Department of Education also sponsors an On-Line Library that can be explored via an Internet connection to a mainframe server or a subscription to a commercial service, such as America On-Line, Compuserve, or Prodigy. The On-Line Library can be reached either through Gopher or the World Wide Web. The Department's Gopher site ("gopher.ed.gov") allows topical searches by clicking on the appropriate item. The Department's Website ("http://www.ed.gov/") also allows you to conduct a search by clicking on "Search" and typing in the appropriate phrase.

• The Title I/Chapter 1 Bulletin Board System (CBBS), operated by PRC, Inc., is a computerized connection to information on schoolwide programs and other successful school reform practices. The bulletin board is available via computer by dialing a modem to the CBBS toll-free number: 1-800-689-4857. Type "cbbs" (in lowercase letters) at the first prompt and follow the directions on the screen. CBBS can be reached by phone at 1-800-456-2380. For more information, contact PRC, Inc., at 1-800-456-2380 or (317) 244-8160.

• Title I Schoolwide Project Network, is a subscription service sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the American Association of School Administrators, and the National Association of Elementary School Principals. A subscription entitles the superintendent of a participating district and each schoolwide principal to receive periodic reports on policies, programs, and practices that are likely to affect their school systems and schools. For more information, contact NASSP at (703) 860-0200.

• Exchange is a quarterly publication produced by the Massachusetts Title I Dissemination Project. Readers find profiles of successful Title I programs, innovative teaching practices, and other useful resources for educators. For more information, contact the Title I Dissemination Project at (781) 322-1335.

• Issues in Restructuring Schools is a series of policy briefs produced between 1990 and 1995 by the Center on Organization and Restructuring of Schools, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The final issue was published in fall 1995, but back issues and a forthcoming compilation of findings from five years of study are available from the Center's Publications and Research Services at (608) 263-7575.

• Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, a new journal begun in 1996, focuses on progress that researchers and practitioners are making as they upgrade education for at-risk students. To subscribe or obtain more information, call 1-800-926-6579.

• A New Chance: Making the Most of Title I is a booklet created to help schools serving high concentrations of disadvantaged students become schoolwide programs. It guides principals, teachers, leaders, Title I coordinators, and communities in understanding the expectations for schoolwide programs and in aligning reform with a comprehensive standards-based approach. For additional information, call The Education Trust at (202) 293-6440.

• Parent Resource Centers, funded under Title IV of Goals 2000: Educate America Act, offer technical assistance and parent training. Programs vary in response to regional needs. For more information, contact Pat Gore in ED's Goals 2000 Office, at (202) 401-0039.

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