........................................................................................................................................... 1 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE EVALUATION ................................................................... 2 MAJOR EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND RESULTS ............................................................ 3 2.1 How were Professional Development grant activities implemented?................................ 3 2.2 How was the Class Size Reduction Program implemented? ............................................ 55 2.3 How was the Certified Teacher Recruitment Program implemented? .............................. 57 2.4 How was the Expansion of the Alternative Certification Program implemented? ............. 62 2.5 How was the Student Teacher Program implemented? .................................................... 86 2.6 How was the Leadership Initiative for Teachers Program implemented? ......................... 107 2.7 How was the Superintendent’s Learning Community implemented? ................................ 113 2.8 How was the Laying the Foundation training implemented? ............................................. 127 SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. 129 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................... 133 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 136