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Summer School Programs: A look at the research, implications for practice, and program sampler

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Review

Julie Flores, Program Officer, U.S. Department of Education, 21st Century Community Learning Center Program

Kathy Fuller, Program Officer, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement

Dennis Kostelecky, Curriculum Coordinator, Crook County Schools, Prineville, OR

Donna Nalley, Ph.D., Publications Director, SERVE (SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education)

Jeffrey Valentine, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for Research Synthesis and Methodology, University of Missouri, Colombia

Paul Palm, Ed.D., Director, NWREL's Comprehensive Center, Region X

Joyce Ley, Ph.D., Unit Manager, NWREL's Planning and Program Development

Bracken Reed, Resource Specialist, NWREL's Comprehensive Center, Region X

Meg Thapa, Associate, NWREL's Planning and Program Development

Editing

Eugenia Cooper Potter

Production

Paula Surmann

Bibliographic Review

Linda Fitch

Design

Denise Crabtree


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Foreword

Introduction

In Context

What Are the Different Types of Summer Programs?

What Are the Potential Benefits of Summer School?

What Strategies Are Most Effective for Delivering Summer Instruction?

What Challenges Does Summer School Pose?

Implications for Program Planners and Coordinators

Implications for Parents

Implications for Community Partners

Conclusion

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Resources

Funding Resources

References

Acknowledgments

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