City Year: Putting Idealism to Work for Philadelphia Students City Year Overview City Year has partnered with Philadelphia schools for over a decade, supporting academic achievement and improving behavior for at-risk students. Through a grant from the William Penn Foundation, the Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) at the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) is conducting a two-year evaluation of the City Year program. Data collected included: Teacher Feedback to Corps Members For Corps members’ professional development teachers provide feedback to Corps members working with students in their classrooms through a feedback cycle Principals Teachers Students Corps Members Mid-year and End-of Year Surveys Mid-year and End-of-year Surveys Achievement and Behavioral Data Logs of Intervention Activities Targeted Interviews Mid-year And End-of-Year Surveys; Program Implementation City Year provides support in four target areas: English Language Arts, Math, Attendance, and Behavior to over 900 students in grades three to nine in the district, across 11 schools Corps Member Satisfaction with City Year Corps members were asked to evaluate their satisfaction with the City Year program. My Program Manager… Percent Agree& Strongly Agree Effectively coaches me on my work with students 77% Demonstrates he/she is committed to my success as a corps member 93% Is a very effective leader 87% “I have had great experiences with my students thus far and have been able to connect with them on many levels. I love the culture of City Year.” Corps Member Principal Feedback on Corps Members Principals find City Year to be an effective and impactful program that enriches school culture. Comparing Principal and Teacher Satisfaction Principals and teachers were asked to evaluate their overall satisfaction with the City Year Program Quality of City Year Team’s Performance Percent Agree & Strongly Agree Work well with teachers and staff 100% Serve as positive role models 88% Have integrated smoothly into our school 76% Establish a college and career going culture 87% Overall, how satisfied are you with: % Satisfied and Very Satisfied Principals Teachers The overall experience of working with City Year. 100% 90% The quality of service provided by your City Year team. 88% 87% 77% of Principals were City Year Promoters 71% of Teachers were City Year Promoters “I think the kids can really identify with the Corps members because they are young. I think its great having a young role model in the room for the kids” 9th grade Teacher How likely is it that you would recommend City Year to someone else who serves in your position at another school? Very Unlikely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Extremely Likely 10 Teacher Feedback on Corps Members Teachers are overwhelmingly positive in evaluating the support Corps Members offer to students: My Corps Members Help to Improve My Students’… Percent Agree & Strongly Agree Math Performance 89% English/Language Arts Performance 82% Time Spent on Learning Tasks 87% Motivation to Learn Active Engagement in Learning Contact Information Alexandra List, Sr. Research Associate SDP Office of Research and Evaluation (p): 215-400-6376 (e): alist@philasd.org City Year Evaluation Team Alexandra List, Ph.D.; Amber Goldberg, M.A.; Melissa Karakus, M.A.