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Goals of the 6th and 9th Summer Success Academy Addressing the Summer Slide Improve student performance in math and English Lower 6th and 9th grade failure rates Provide an opportunity for positive social engagement Provide students with a sense of belonging and relationships

Program Structure June – July (24 sessions) Niles Center Daily Schedule 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM 90 minute math and English blocks with 30 minute study skills Transportation, light breakfast will be provided Up to 1.0 elective credit may be earned Two extended learning experiences No cost to families 2 Teachers 2 Paras

Program Effectiveness Since inception of the SSA we attempted to use a variety of available quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure the program’s effectiveness. Our efforts included looking at average math and language arts grades, comparing invited students versus participating students, parent and student surveys. After being challenged to dig deeper in our analysis, we took a new approach in identifying a consistent control sample using TSD students with similar standardized test scores.

Control Sample Identification  Avg. Cohort 36.4 Students MEAP 8 Scale  Control Sample 40 Students Math Science Reading SSA Students 820.03 818.36 831.46 Control Sample 820.08 818.08 831.15 We worked with Data Processing to complete a search for 40 TSD students with MEAP 8 Scale scores that fall within a 5 point range of the 2013 – 2015 HS SSA MEAP Scale scores.

Language Arts Grade Comparison SSA Students Control Sample 0.49 0.48

Math Grade Comparison SSA Students Control Sample 1.06 0.56

Behavior Comparison SSA Students Control Sample -0.16 -0.18

Current Status of the Program Enrollment 2011 - 2016   HS SSA MS SSA 2011-2012 61 42 2012-2013 40 68 2013-2014 39 75 2014-2015 30 50 Waiting List 2015-2016 12 64

Reasonable Conclusions HS SSA Program SSA students are improving their ELA grades at the same rate as their grade level peers The SSA program is making a significant impact in student math grades Student enrollment is decreasing We are planning to use MEAP scale scores as a part of the student recommendation process moving forward MS SSA Program Student enrollment and parent interest is annually increasing Making considerations to expand the program to accommodate the demand We are in the process of using the methodology from the HS SSA analysis to measure the programs effectiveness