After School Programs for Green Dot Public Schools

Why we needed them, what they needed to look like, and how they

changed our schools

The Need for After School Programs

Problem Statement

Despite notable academic results and a history of success, Green Dot schools were missing a fundamental component of the school experience:

EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS

Why this is a problem

15% of Green Dot students failed to graduate with their class in 2008.

78% of Green Dot students reported wanting to be able to take classes in arts, athletics, and other enrichment/elective areas.

44% of Green Dot students do not have a safe place open for them between 3-6 PM.

- Internal Needs Assessment Survey, Oct 2008.

After School Programs will Improve Our Schools on Every Level

• Improve average daily attendance• Improve academic performance• Make students safer and healthier• Help students discover their passions • Better prepare students for college, career,

and leadership• Involve the local community in our schools

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Multiple studies across the country have shown that students who participate in

after school programs attend school more regularly than their non-participating

peers.-Afterschool Alliance, 2007

After School Programs Improve Average Daily Attendance

After School Programs Improve Academic Performance

43% of students in after school programs improved their grades in English.

42% of students in after school programs improved their grades in math.

-Learning Point Associates, November 2007

After School Programs Make Students Safer and Healthier

30% Less likely to participate in criminal activities than their peers who did not attend the programs.

-YMCA of the USA, March 20013 Times less likely to use marijuana or other

drugs.

- UCLA National Center for Research onEvaluation, Standards and Student Testing, September 2007

Students in after school programs are….

Program Structure

Green Dot Must Offer After School Programs To Fulfill our Mission

College

• SAT Prep• Academic

tutoring• CAHSEE

Boot Camps• College

Trips

Leadership

• Community Service

• Mentorship• Student

government• Public

speaking & advocacy

Life

• Career prep• Athletics• Arts• Peer

counseling• Outdoor

activities

We promise to prepare all students for:

Our students will miss out on these opportunities without these programs.

We can create programs that meet the needs of all stakeholders

Students Principals Parents• Athletics• Arts• Career development• Spirit activities• The opportunity to

request, choose, & lead their own programs.

• CAHSEE prep for at-risk students

• SAT prep • Academic intervention

programs• Improve daily

attendance

• Provide safe place for teens in afternoon hours

• Help prepare students to get jobs

• Better position kids for college

Program Structure

• To receive federal grants for after school programs, we must structure program offerings to include the following on a daily basis:

Academic support Athletic activities Enrichment programs

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The Core Program*

 COLLEGE  LEADERSHIP

 LIFE

- CAHSEE Boot Camp- SAT Prep- Tutoring- College essay writing- College trips- AP class

- Leadership program- Mentorship- Student-led clubs- Teambuilding- Community service- Peer mentoring

- Career development- Arts programs- Athletics- Graphic design- Outdoor activities- Camping trips- Language classes

*Programs vary by school based on local student demand.

Students will be able to choose their own program offerings

Each after school program will include a student leadership team who will be responsible for:• Surveying classmates to

gauge interest and demand for programs

• Selecting programs based on student demand

• Publicizing programs and recruiting others to attend

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Students will attend and feel ownership over the programs that they create!

Because our staff are focused on teaching, we can bring in partners to provide and manage the

programs

Take advantage of expertise and resourcesInvolve the local community in our schools

Locke Main Campus

The Watts-Willowbrook Boys & Girls Club

Founding Five & Jefferson Schools

Champions Adventure & After School Programs

Locke Independent SchoolsThe Watts Labor

Community Action Committee (WLCAC)

Organizational StructureGreen Dot Director of After

School Programs

Partner organization: Champions

Partner organization: Boys and Girls Club Partner organization: WLCAC

Regional Program Manager

Regional Program Manager

Regional Program Manager

School Site Directors School Site Directors School Site Directors

LEA ODLH VEN BUN JUS SLA LCA and small academies

ALT WAT

Results

Boot Camp Programs Have Increased Student Pass Rates on the CA High School Exit Exam

School ELA Effect of Prep (participants vs. non

participants)

Math Effect of Prep (participants vs. non

participants)

Watts - +9.71 points

Ralph Bunche (Champions) + 16 points + 9.43 points

South LA (Champions) + 0.42 points -

Oscar De La Hoya (Champions) - +2.3 points

Locke Tech +5.33 points +6.12 points

Venice (Champions) - +49.05 points

Locke 3 +1.02 points -2.2 points

Locke 2 +0.39 points +7.25 points

Locke 1 +1.48 points -

Jackie Robinson +16.09 points -6.83 points

Pat Brown (Champions) +7.75 points -7.24 points

Average +6.06 points +7.51 points

Our SAT Prep Program Reduced the Number of Low Performers

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Princeton Review vs. Control: Spring 2010

TPR Control

94% of Green Dot students attended after school programs in 2010-11

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% Attendance in After School Programs

School % Attendance AJR 92%LEA 83%BRW 99%BUN 94%SLA 98%VEN 97%ODLH 99%Grand Total 94%

Locke Cyber Patriots Finished in the Top 12 in the Nation

• Locke participated in a national competition called Cyber Patriot, a program of the US Dept. of Defense which challenges student teams to protect US Government computers from hackers.

• The team from Locke finished in the Top 12 out of more than 280 teams in their first year competing. They were completely self-taught.

• Students on the team received laptops, college scholarships, and even got internship offers at Northrup Grumman because of their success.

Locke students were flown to Washington D.C. to compete in the national finals.

Conclusion

These are just some of the many benefits that these programs have brought to the lives of 8,000 youth in Los Angeles.

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