African American students’ high chronic absenteeism and low English Language Arts/Math scores in elementary school
Implementation of Freedom School Program within Expanded Learning Program
Harambee- African coming together ceremony before engaging in school work
SLI- (Servant Leader Interns) supporting classrooms during the school day
Integrated Reading Curriculum reflecting student demographic
Dedicated Community Outreach Assistant (COA) for Taylor Street Elementary School
African American COA with a focus on African American students, providing academic support
Parent engagement and school-home bridge
Walkthrough Tool: PK-3 Coherence Collaboration (P3CC) for math
Increase in ELA and Math assessment scores
Decrease in chronic absenteeism rates
More student and parent engagement at Taylor Street
AACOE has been impactful in making connections
Intentional focus on attendance has made a significant impact as evident with Taylor Street winning the majority of Attendance Challenges
Attendance increases when Harambee is scheduled
Increased focus on attendance and family engagement, along with a deeper analysis of academic data in relation to attendance. This includes comparisons from Benchmark-to-Benchmark, Benchmark-to-CAASPP, and CAASPP-to-CAASPP assessments.
Increased evaluation of our expanded learning programs to assess their effectiveness and potential impact on academic performance.
Maintain quality and expand effective programming and strategies.