Minnesota Reading Corps - A Strong Return on Investment February 22, 2018 Senate E-12 Finance Committee February 28, 2018 David Parker, Ph.D. Vice President of Research and Development

Reading Corps and Math Corps Complement ESSA Minnesota Reading Corps - A Strong Return on Investment February 22, 2018 Reading Corps and Math Corps Complement ESSA “At ServeMinnesota, we see it as our responsibility to align our AmeriCorps resources with state priorities. We strive to be an integrated part of Minnesota's innovative strategies to ensure all children receive the individualized support they need to be launched on trajectories of educational and economic success. Reading Corps and Math Corps tutors serve as a bridge between research and practice and thus make meaningful contributions to the ESSA framework - helping achieve the high expectations for the academic performance of every student.”                  - Audrey Suker, CEO, ServeMinnesota

ServeMinnesota Overview Reading Corps and Math Corps Serving Students Across Minnesota 700 locations 200 locations January 2018

Reading Corps and Math Corps Complement ESSA Minnesota Reading Corps - A Strong Return on Investment February 22, 2018 Reading Corps and Math Corps Complement ESSA Focus on school readiness in both state ESSA plan and World’s Best Workforce plan State proficiency goals in reading and math for all students, including English Learners, will require individualized instruction to accelerate growth Supports to schools not meeting accountability standards use evidence-based interventions and strategies to close the achievement gap

Reading Corps Students on a Path to Success Minnesota Reading Corps - A Strong Return on Investment February 22, 2018 Reading Corps Students on a Path to Success Reading to learn MRC Early Literacy Benchmark Third Grade Reading Proficiency High School Graduation & College Readiness Learning to read MRC support Core instruction only At-risk student

Contributing to ESSA goal: Implement effective “Tier 2” interventions Nearly $9 million in projected annual savings for Minnesota.

Impact Evaluation: Results Minnesota Reading Corps - A Strong Return on Investment February 22, 2018 Impact Evaluation: Results Reading Corps is replicable in multiple school settings using AmeriCorps members with varied backgrounds. Students who received Reading Corps tutoring achieved significantly higher literacy assessment scores than students who did not. Reading Corps tutoring resulted in statistically closing the gap in groups with higher risk factors (ethnicity, Dual Language Learners, Free/Reduced-Price Lunch, lower starting scores).

Minnesota Reading Corps - A Strong Return on Investment February 22, 2018 Illustrating Impact ESSA Goals for English (Dual Language) Learners Young students in Reading Corps make significantly better early literacy growth, but EL students benefit more. Pre- Kindergarten: Rhyming - **Almost 5x the growth for EL students! Vocabulary -  **More than 10x the growth for EL students! Elementary: Kindergarten - **Almost 3x stronger impact on EL students  1st Grade - **More than 2x stronger impact on EL students

Extending to 3rd Grade Proficiency Minnesota Reading Corps - A Strong Return on Investment February 22, 2018 Extending to 3rd Grade Proficiency Location Example Districts Outcome Greater Minnesota West Central and Nicollet Schools Over 70% of students who reached proficiency were served by Reading Corps. Large Districts Duluth and St. Cloud Over 250 Reading Corps students reached proficiency (36% of all proficient students) Urban Districts Minneapolis and St. Paul Over 48% of all proficient students were served by Reading Corps. Proficiency of successful Reading Corps students exceeded district proficiency rates.

Minnesota Reading Corps - A Strong Return on Investment February 22, 2018 Reading Corps and Math Corp—What’s Next for Supporting World’s Best Workforce and ESSA Early Numeracy Integrate numeracy with effective PreK programming Whole-School Support Develop deeper working relationships with schools who have the deepest needs.

Minnesota Reading Corps - A Strong Return on Investment February 22, 2018 THANK YOU! David Parker, Ph.D. – david@serveminnesota.org