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)J/J/ CITY OF .ATLANT.A May 22, 1969 OFFICE OF MODEL CITIES PROGRAM 673 Capitol Avenue, S.W. Atlanta, Ga. 30315 404-524-8876 Ivan. Allen. Jr., Mayor J. C. Johnson, Director MEMO RA.ND UM TO: Mayor Ivan Allen and Model Cities Project Review Committee FROM: Johnny C. Johnson and Model C i t i e s ~ Plans and Evaluation Staff C::::::S~ SUBJECT: Implementation of Transportation and Education Projects TRANSPORTATION: Because of the dire need for improved transportation facilities in the Model Neighborhood Area and because of the high visibility factor involved in this project, we recommend the signing of the contract between the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Transit System for the immediate implementation of the following project: TR- OO3N Intra-Neighborhood Bus System EDUCATION: It is our recommendation that the contract between the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Board of Education be signed immediately for the implementation of the following projects: ED - OO3N ED - OO5N EDO19C ED - O2OC ED - O21C Middle School Supplemental Classrooms Tutorial Program Communication Skills Lab o r ato ry Lead Teache r s �-2- ED-022C ED-023C ED-024N ED-025N ED-039N ED-041C School Social Workers School Library Program Extended Day Pre-School Activities Inservice Training Community School Program We are not prepared at this time to recommend the implementation of two other projects in the Education Component. They are the following: ED-026N Camping Program The Board of Education has proposed taking all fifth graders in the Model Neighborhood Area and exposing them to a one-week camping experience. This project is too restrictive in nature to meet any real needs of the program. We would prefer a situation in which children from this area would have an opportunity to live with and relate to children from other areas of the city. A camping program with such severe time and participation limits as these cannot be tied directly to any of the first-year objectives of the Model Cities Program. We recommend its cancellation for this year since any need that it might fill under the existing plan can be filled by any number of other projects in the Education, Social Services, and Recreati~n and Culture components. ED-030N Coordination and Evaluation All evaluations of Model Cities projects wi ll be performed under the supervision of the Plans and Evaluation Division and/or consultants representing the CDA and the city. It would n ot be logical nor would it be in the interest of complete objectivity for the Board of Education to evaluate i tself. This same policy holds true for any other administering agency. We have no objection to the Board of Education doing a self-evaluation for its own sake, but for the benefit of the CDA and the city of A.tlanta an objective third party should perform this task. CONCLUSION: All projects mentioned above in Education and Transportation have been carefully reviewed by the Plans and Evaluation Division of Model Cities and by the committee selected by Mayor A.llen for the purpose of reviewing all proposed projects of Model Cities. We recommend, therefore , that contracts for the implementation of these projects be signed as soon as possible in order that r esi dents may begin to see concrete evidence of the effectiveness of the Model Cities Program. �