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Irvington Elementary School and Arnerich Massena & Associates, Inc.
(Portland, Oregon)
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| Goal: |
To offer ongoing academic and social support to elementary students performing below grade level in mathematics, science, and reading. |
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Provide one-on-one mentoring and small group instruction across eight programs in mathematics, science, reading, writing, and enrichment activities. These intervention services strive to elevate student knowledge, comprehension, motivation, and achievement to enable students to achieve necessary benchmarks and ensure their success in middle school and high school.
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| Tactics: |
Firm-supported activities are written into the School Improvement Plan that identifies achievement goals for reading, mathematics, science, and writing. A designated Director of Community Service:
- coordinates the programs and serves as a liaison between the firm and the school district;
- works with school instructional staff to select appropriate content and lesson plans to build critical skills and enhance the learning process; and
- trains and schedules Arnerich Massena employee volunteers who dedicate more than 1,200 hours each year to these programs.
Key services include:
- Before-school reading program for grades 1-5 (5 days/week)
- Before-school math mentoring program for grades 3-5 (5 days/week)
- Literacy support program to small groups during school (4 days/week)
- Afterschool Homework Club (1 day/week)
- Afterschool mathematics and science club for grades 4-5 (1 day/week)
- Girls' Club enrichment activities (1 day/week)
- Summer Journalism Program (5 weeks each summer)
- Math and Science Summer Camp (2 weeks each summer)
All academic programs target students who are performing under state grade level standards for math, reading, and science and those who stand to benefit most from enriching extracurricular activities.
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| Results: |
Literacy
- 87 percent of participating students met or exceeded achievement goals
- 2004-2005 reading intervention data indicate a significant number of students exiting the program read at or above grade level: 16 of 24 at grade 1; 13 of 19 at grade 2; 7 of 14 at grade 3
- 2004-2005 grade 3 participant scores were compared to state assessment scores, 8 of 14 students met or exceeded the benchmark
Mathematics
- 83 percent of participating students met or exceeded achievement goals
- 2004-2005 mathematics assessment scores for grade 5 math and science club participant students indicated that 24 of 27 students met or exceeded the mathematics benchmark
Homework Club
- 2004-2005 24 of 30 students met state math and reading benchmarks.
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