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Summer Learning Summit Strengthening Out-of-School
Learning Outcomes
Wallace Foundation Greater New Orleans Afterschool Partnership
National Center for Summer Learning
April 6, 2009
Our Mission:To ensure that young people in high-poverty communities have
access to high-quality
summer learning programs.
The Need for High-Quality Summer Learning Programs
All young people experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer.
The Need for High-Quality Summer Learning Programs
Elementary students lose most in spelling and math skills.
Average loss in math over the summer is about 2.6 months of grade level equivalency.
The Need for High-Quality Summer Learning Programs
• Youth from disadvantaged backgrounds are impacted by losses in reading (2-3 months loss).
• Cumulative summer learning losses may explain as much as 50%-67% of the widening of the achievement gap.
www.summerlearning.org
Summer Learning & the Achievement GapAv
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1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Summer of ReadingAchievement Trajectories
Low-Income Studentsno summer school
Middle-Income Studentsno summer school
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Sources: Doris Entwisle, Karl Alexander, and Linda Olson, Children, Schools, and Inequality, 1997, Table
3.1
Disadvantaged, by Year Better-Off, by Year-10
40
90
140
190
1 2 3 4 5-10
40
90
140
190
1 2 3 4 5
Disadvantaged, by Year Better-Off, by Year
-10
40
90
140
190
1 2 3 4-10
40
90
140
190
1 2 3 4
SCHOOL YEAR CUMULATIVE GAINS
SUMMER CUMULATIVE GAINS
What We Know About Summer
• Obesity
• Access to food
• Access to technology
• Risky behaviors
Center for Summer Learning 2008
Characteristics of Effective ProgramsApproach to Learning1. Intentional focus on accelerating learning2. Firm commitment to youth development3. Proactive approach to summer learning
Program Infrastructure4. Strong, empowering leadership5. Advanced, collaborative planning6. Extensive opportunities for staff development7. Strategic partnerships8. Rigorous approach to evaluation and commitment to
program improvement9. Clear focus on sustainability and cost effectiveness
Center for Summer Learning 2008
What do summer learning programs impact?
•Educational achievement
•Health & safety
•Social & emotional development
•Self-sufficiencyChild Trends 10/06
Vision for Summer Programming
Duration and intensity Participation Blended approach Partnerships Planning, infrastructure, data
collection, accountability
Federal Priorities
Education
Childcare and child development
Health and nutrition
Employment development and service learning
Opportunities Change the way summer looks
Strengthen critical partnerships and collaboratives
Develop systems of support and braided funding streams
Actions for You!
Johns Hopkins University Out-of-School Time Certificate
National Conference Chicago, Illinois April 15 - 17, 2009
