Student Achievement
Columbia/Boone County Community Partnership
Core Result: Children succeeding in school
Benchmark: Math MAP Scores
Objective:
To increase 4th grade Math MAP Scores for students at Benton, Blue Ridge, Derby Ridge, Field, New Haven, Parkade and West Blvd Elementary schools by 5% from 1999 by 2003.
Strategies: Children can succeed in school through school support of academic focused after school programs, mentoring, summer programs and mental health strategies.
Summer Programs: Bobcat Camp at West Boulevard and the Michael Center at Parkade.
Accessible mental health for students and families: Love and Logic and Family and Individual group therapy and through the provision of support for transportation to these programs
After School Program:
The Michael Center Parkade: The Michael Center offers an academic tutoring program for children. The focus is on improving student’s academic success and participation, parental involvement and teacher feed back. Parent surveys conducted prior and post to program participation indicate that children had increased completion of homework; self-confidence levels and grades had increased.
West Boulevard After School Tutoring & Summer Program: This program is an academic and enrichment program that has collaborated with other Columbia agencies, to enhance supports for students in need of improvement. Students participating have shown improvement in reading aptitude scores.
Mentoring:
Jumpstart: This mentoring program seeks to provide one on one relationship to improve school interest and self esteem. This program targets children who have been identified as at risk for dropping out of school.
Homework Helpers: Blue Ridge Elementary School offers children the help with homework that they may not receive at home. This program served 26 children.
Results:
Funding/Return on Investment:
Caring Communities: $85,151.00
Local: $8,212.00
In-Kind: $25,000.00
Local investment and in kind contributions have been provided by Columbia Partners in Education, Big Brothers/Big sisters, Central Missouri Food Bank and The Columbia Public School District.
Noteworthy:
“Without the West Boulevard after school program, my child may not have succeeded in learning how to read.” Janice Wallace, Parent
Barriers:
Transportation is an extremely expensive component for after-school programming. This community partnership covered $42,463.00 of the funding in order to continue this programming.
