Neighbors In Ministry

NEIGHBORS IN MINISTRY/ RISE AND SHINE EXISTS TO ENRICH CHILDREN, EMPOWER PARENTS AND ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY THROUGH YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS.

1. HOMEWORK IS PROVIDED VIA ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT. SCHOLARS ARE ASSIGNED FOUR TUTORS: ONE PER DAY. THIS STRATEGY ALLOWS FOR VARIED INSTRUCTION AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES THAT IS GRADE LEVEL SPECIFIC. INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT ALLOWS FOR DEEPER LEARNING AND PERSONALIZED ATTENTION. TUTORS ARE ABLE TO TAILOR THE INSTRUCTION SPECIFICALLY TO THE SCHOLAR'S LEARNING STYLE, PACE, AND NEEDS. THIS HAS IMPROVED THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ELA. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 90% OF OUR SCHOLARS ON A OR A/B HONOR ROLL. IN 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR, RISE & SHINE SERVED 39 SCHOLARS (A 23% INCREASE OVER 2021-22). OF THIS NUMBER, 16 SCHOLARS WERE BLACK, 11 WERE BI-RACIAL, 7 WERE WHITE AND 5 WERE SPANISH. DEMOGRAPHICS THAT DEMONSTRATE OUR SCHOLARS' NEED FOR SUPPORT: -ALL OF OUR SCHOLARS QUALIFIED FOR FREE OR REDUCED SCHOOL MEALS DURING THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR.

-80% OF OUR SCHOLARS ARE LIVING IN A SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLD. -WE WITNESSED A 45% DECREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR IN SCHOLARS WHO WERE BEING RAISED BY A GRANDPARENT OR GUARDIAN. WE ATTRIBUTE THIS DECLINE TO OUR MONTHLY PARENTING PROGRAM (A REQUIREMENT FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF ACCEPTED SCHOLARS) AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEE THE RESULTS OF THIS IMPACT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AS PARENTS BEGIN TO EMBRACE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. 2. GUIDED READING IS OUR STRATEGIC PROCESS USED TO PROVIDE DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING READING PROFICIENCY. IT HAS HELPED OUR SCHOLARS DEVELOP BETTER CONTROL OF THEIR READING PROCESS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF READING STRATEGIES WHICH ASSIST DECODING AND CONSTRUCT MEANING. THEY HAVE LEARNED TO READ FOR MEANING AND BUILD THE STAMINA TO READ DIFFICULT TEXT, DEVELOP COMPREHENSION ABILITIES AND CONTINUE TO

IMPROVE THEIR THINKING PROCESS. GUIDED READING IS THE UMBRELLA TO LITERACY ENRICHMENT. THE ENRICHMENT EXTENSIONS CONSIST OF THE BOOK CLUB AND DEAR: DROP EVERYTHING AND READ (INDEPENDENT READING). BOTH OF THESE STRATEGIES ALLOW US TO ENCOURAGE OUR SCHOLARS TO READ FOR FLUENCY AND VOCABULARY, WHETHER INDEPENDENTLY OR IN GROUP SETTINGS. GROUP SETTINGS HELP TO BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE AND PUBLIC SPEAKING WITH A FOCUS ON DELIVERY, COMMUNICATION, AND COLLABORATION. THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME IS THAT THEY HAVE BECOME STRATEGIC READERS. READING FLUENCY IS 90% OVERALL. 3. ENRICHMENTS HAVE PROVIDED OUR SCHOLARS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM AND ALLOWS THEM TO EXPLORE EDUCATION IN A FUN MORE RELAXED SETTING. THIS HAS ALLOWED THE SCHOLARS TO EXPLORE COURSES ACROSS CURRICULUM THAT ARE NOW MORE INTERESTING AND MEANINGFUL. THE BIGGEST REWARD IS THAT IT ALLOWS OUR SCHOLARS TO EXPLORE THE CONTENT MORE IN-DEPTH WITH HANDS-ON, PROJECT-BASED ACTIVITIES. OUR POPULATION OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH BEYOND WHAT IS PRESENT WITH DISREGARD TO THEIR ECONOMIC STATUS AND LIMITATIONS TO EXPLORE AND USE THEIR IMAGINATION FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN. ENRICHMENTS HAVE VERY SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACTS FOR OUR SCHOLARS AND CONTRIBUTE TO LEVELING UP AND ADDRESSING SKILLS GAPS WITH INTERACTIVE PROJECTS. WITH A HOST OF PARTNERS THAT SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE: ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS, 4H- HEALTH SCIENCES, SEL VOLUNTEERS OUR SCHOLARS ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD SKILL SETS THAT ARE TRANSFERABLE BOTH ACROSS CURRICULUM, BUT THROUGH EDUCATION AND BEYOND TO THE WORLD OF WORK. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 95% OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING ROUTINELY. THE OTHERS ARE SEASONALLY PARTICIPATING IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL. WE CONSIDER THEM PRESENT WITH ENCOURAGEMENT TO ALLOW FOR BUILDING SOCIAL SKILLS, TEAMWORK EFFORTS THAT HELP TO DEVELOP THE WHOLE CHILD.