Evaluation results indicated agreement among all stakeholders that the project was a success. However, weaknesses were identified. School personnel felt that more on-site training and support was needed from the participating students. University personnel believed that its various independent partnerships with the Lawrence schools should be better coordinated. All felt that needs should be identified before the first class meeting, so that students could devote the entire semester to problem-solving.
All parties are eager to develop a more in-depth future partnership.
Looking ahead, the project will respond to the lessons of Phase One. The College of Education will seek links with the University's Department of Computer Science, which has partnered with the Lawrence schools on staff and infrastructure development. From a stronger foundation, all parties will seek additional resources and a broader-based long term partnership. This paper describes the objectives and format of this course, indicates some of the outcomes that were achieved, and reports some student reactions to it. The paper also describes a student special project.