Rio Hondo Education Consortium

L.E.A.R.N. WORKS TO ENCOURAGE A CULTURE OF LEARNING BY SECURING AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN AREAS OF NEED.

EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH: 8,898 LOW-INCOME K-12 YOUTH WERE SERVED ACROSS 15 PUBLIC ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 9 HIGH SCHOOLS FOR 180 DAYS BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, 20 DAYS DURING THE SUMMER, AND DURING SCHOOL BREAKS THROUGH THE ASPIRE AND PREP PROGRAMS. DAILY ACTIVITIES WITHIN PREP AND ASPIRE WERE ALIGNED WITH SCHOOL DAY INSTRUCTION AND INCLUDED HOMEWORK HELP, TUTORING, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, PHYSICAL FITNESS, AND EXPERIENTIAL FIELD TRIPS. IN ADDITION, 220 GIRLS AND 504 BOYS WERE SERVED IN THE KIDSPLAY PROGRAM IN GENDER-SPECIFIC SPORTS LEAGUES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED ORGANIZED SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES IN BASKETBALL, OLYMPIC HANDBALL, FLAG FOOTBALL, AND CROSS-COUNTRY FOR YOUTH WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY OTHERWISE AT NO COST TO THE YOUTH. THE EMPHASIS OF KIDSPLAY IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY, LEARN AND DEVELOP CONFIDENCE IN LEARNING NEW AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE SKILLS.WITH THE RETURN TO FULL, IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS INDICATED THEY BENEFITTED ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY FROM THEIR PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAMS. 94% OF STUDENTS REPORTED A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE PROGRAM OVERALL. 73% OF STUDENTS FELT THEY COULD READ/WRITE BETTER AND 77% FELT MORE CONFIDENT IN MATH AFTER ATTENDING THE PROGRAM. AS A RESULT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM, 81% OF STUDENT FELT THEY GREW STRONGER IN THEIR ABILITY TO WORK WITH OTHERS, 80% REPORTED THEY LEARNED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE GOALS AND INTERESTS, AND 78% REPORTED THEY LEARNED SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL AND LIFE.WITH THE RETURN TO FULL, IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING AFTER THE PANDEMIC, PARENTS FELT THEIR STUDENTS GREATLY BENEFITTED ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY FROM THEIR PARTICIPATION, AND BELIEVED THEIR STUDENTS PARTICIPATION HELPED THEM BETTER DEFINE GOALS FOR THE FUTURE. 96% STATED THEIR STUDENT(S) ENJOYED ATTENDING THE PROGRAM AND 97% WOULD RECOMMEND THE PROGRAM TO ANOTHER PARENT OR STUDENT. 90% OF PARENTS AGREE THE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ANYWHERE ELSE AND 95% OF PARENTS AGREED THAT THE PROGRAM HELPED THEIR CHILD DO BETTER IN SCHOOL OVERALL.STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES: 7,027 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8 WERE SERVED DURING OUR SATURDAY LEARN ACADEMY WHERE STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY, RESEARCH-BASED INSTRUCTION, SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO INCREASE STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATH AND SCIENCE. A TOTAL OF 48 HOURS OF SERVICE WERE PROVIDED FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 MAY 2022. WE PROVIDED 55,555 POINTS OF SERVICE THROUGH THE IN-CLASS TUTORING PROGRAM WITH SIX WHITTIER AREA HIGH SCHOOLS. THE IN-CLASS TUTORING PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO INCREASE STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, RIGOROUS, AND ENGAGING TUTORING WITHIN STUDENTS CLASSROOMS. ONE BENEFIT THAT STUDENTS INDICATED EMERGED FROM THEIR PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAM WAS A SENSE OF BELONGING AND IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE RESULTING FROM THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR STAFF. 80% OF STUDENTS STATED THEY FELT MORE COMFORTABLE IN THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES AND REPORTED FEELING MORE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. SIMILARLY, 95% OF PARENTS INDICATED THEY WERE SATISFIED OR VERY SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF SUPPORT SERVICES WE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR.