Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction

• Purpose of this Report
• State Legislation Authorizing STEP and CSTEP
• Major Evaluation Questions
• Contents of this Report

Chapter 2: STEP Findings

1. How many students were served each year by how many institutions and at what cost?
2. What evidence is there that STEP programs succeed?
3. How does STEP student achievement compare with that of non-STEP students?

Chapter 3: CSTEP Findings

1. How many students were served each year by how many institutions and at what cost?
2. What evidence is there that CSTEP programs succeed?
3. How does CSTEP student achievement compare with that of non-CSTEP students?

Chapter 4: STEP and CSTEP Program Impacts

1. STEP Program Impacts
2. CSTEP Program Impacts

Chapter 5: External Dynamics That Impede STEP and CSTEP

1. Dynamics Impeding STEP Program Effectiveness
2. Dynamics Impeding CSTEP Program Effectiveness

Chapter 6: Recommendations

1. Recommendations for STEP Program Personnel
2. Recommendations for CSTEP Program Personnel
3. Recommendations for the NYSED Bureau of Professional and Career Opportunity Programs
4. Recommendations to the New York State Legislature

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