Giorgos Alexandratos, Irene Tsavala, Varvara Alexandratou 
(Ministry of Education, Greece)

Abstract: Educational Priority Zones (E.P.Z.) constitutes a reformative educational policy for the purpose of dealing with educational inequalities. Among the main objectives of their establishment is addressing school failure, social exclusion, delinquency and dropping out of school, mainly in areas exhibiting low educational indicators. By Act 3879/2010 (JoG 163/21.09, vol. A'), the Greek educational system introduces Greece to the institution of Educational Priority Zones, noting that the organization and operation of Reception Classes, R.Cs is based on the principle of positive discrimination. The success of the institution is based on the development of collaboration between the school, the family and the local community. In the present paper there is a special reference to the establishment of the institution of Reception Classes of the E.P.Z., their purpose, the duration of attendance of them by the students and the results expected from the implementation of the Program. Next there are references to the planning of the evaluation of the Operating Program of the R.Cs. of the E.P.Z., the methodology of evaluation, its form, the tools for evaluation that have been designed-developed, the criteria and the basic questionnaire, are defined. The manner of processing the data and facts of the evaluation is also determined. The paper is concluded with the suggested process for improvement of the program, for highlighting and diffusing its achievements and weaknesses and the specific suggestion for its post-evaluation.

 

Key words: Educational Priority Zones (E.P.Z.), evaluation program, collaboration, reception classes