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Questionnaire responses derived from a sample of 202 Choctaw students (grades 4, 6, 8, and 10) in attendance at the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Choctaw Agency Schools (Philadelphia, Mississippi) were utilized to evaluate the Choctaw Safety Education Program. In addition, parents, teachers, janitors, bus drivers, council members, and principals were interviewed via site visits to the five outlying elementary schools and Choctaw Central High School. Evaluation criteria were: objectives; administration; curriculum; in-service training; audio-visual aids; budget; safety handbook; accident reporting form; safety organizations; safety in shops; inspection of fire safety; traffic safety; first aid; first aid supplies; bicycle in-service training. Major conclusions were: (1) there should be written objectives for the safety education program; (2) the safety education program is well incorporated in the regular school curriculum; (3) the high school driver education safety program is doing an excellent job; (4) funds should be made available for the safety education program; (5) there should be safety organizations within each school system; (6) each school should have a handbook tailored to its needs; (7) each school should have an accident reporting form to go to the Environmental Protection Agency every month. (JC)

Initiated in December of 1974, the Choctaw Agency Schools' Career Education Program was evaluated via personal interviews and opinionnaires distributed to students, parents, and teachers. The safety education program was also evaluated. The sample of 114 students derived from Choctaw Agency School System (5th, 7th, and 9th grades) responded as follows: (1) 87 percent knew of Career Education teacher; (2) 77 percent had understood their Career Education teachers; (3) 40 percent had talked to their parents about career interests, while 40 percent said they would talk to their parents; (4) more desired to attend college than desired to attend vocational school; (5) 35 percent and 23 percent attributed the decision to pursue a particular career to the advice of teachers and parents respectively; and (6) 79 percent were either undecided or didn't know what profession to pursue. The teacher survey indicated: (1) materials were available; (2) more resource people could be used; (3) the program was judged moderately effective. The three parents surveyed indicated limited knowledge of the program. It was recommended that: (1) more resource people be used; (2) more field trips be employed; (3) there be more parent involvement; (4) a curriculum specialist be used to coordinate the regular academic program with that of career education; (5) a pre- and post-testing program be instituted to evaluate student learning. (JC)