Student Achievement
New Madrid County
Caring Communities Partnership
Core Result: Children succeeding in school
Benchmark: MAP Scores
February 2002
Objective
To increase the percentage of students scoring in the three top levels on the MAP test scores, by 2-4% by the year-end of 2003.
Target Population: Portageville School District Elementary Students.
Strategies
Four successful components were implemented during the school year of 2000-2001 to improve school attendance, to increase parental involvement, to recognize individuals and/or groups for academic performance, and to provide after school tutoring. Two are highlighted below.
After School Tutoring
Implemented Beginning August 2000
The Caring Communities Partnership partnered with Portageville School District to offer tutoring services four days a week after school. Referrals came from teachers and parents.
Program Performance Measures
**Forty students were reported for failing grades. 37 of those students completed the After School Tutoring Program.
**60 % of the students completing the After School Tutoring Program increased their grade level by 2 points or higher, on a 10 point scale.
Increased Parental Involvement
Implemented Beginning August 1999
Family Fun Nights was implemented along with eleven other programs. These programs have provided support for parents to become more education oriented within their homes and has promoted family involvement with each other and with the school district. Another goal was to make the school seem more user friendly and provide a positive culture for parents and students to feel welcomed. Ultimately, this strategy was implemented to increase the number of parents to visit parent/teacher conferences so that the teachers could visit with parents about their child’s academics.
**Parent attendance increases in Parent/Teacher conferences from 76% to 83%
Results
Funding/Return on Investment
Caring Communities | $13,000.00 |
State/Federal | $13,220.00 |
Local | $2300.00 |
School Investment | $1356.00 |
In-Kind | $1285.00 |
**Less than half of the funding for this benchmark was financed with Caring Communities dollars.
**For school year 2001-2002, Caring Community Dollars have decreased by more than 50%
Noteworthy
“We know that there is a direct correlation between class grades and achievement test scores” – Sandy Mudd, Portageville Elementary Principal
