TFS HOMEWORK HELP CLUB (HHC) 2011/2012

RESULTS/SUMMARY

HHC STATISTICS

•37 students served (2010/2011 # was 22)

•30 maximum daily attendance (all we had room for)

•146 HHC days (125 in 2010/2011)

•746+ hours of volunteer tutoring (not including staff compared to 350+ volunteer hours in 2010/2011)

•The new Friday reading club added 150 volunteer hours (not including staff hours)

•Staff hours in direct service to HHC were 438 ($10,000 in TFS staff time)

BACKGROUND

• All students referred to HHC by 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade teachers at IES

•Remember where we are starting: 60% of all students began the program reading at a Pre-K level or below

•We had a 99% success rate in getting HHC students to complete all homework on time

•29 community volunteers provided tutoring services

READING ASSESSMENT RESULTS GRADE 1

• All 1st grade students started HHC reading at a pre-K level

•All 1st grade students improved their reading scores between 1.00 and 2.50 grade levels

•All students now read at a mid first grade level or higher

•One student started HHC at a pre-school level is now reading at a mid 2nd grade level

READING ASSESSMENT RESULTS GRADE 2

• All 2nd grade students started HHC reading between a pre-K to beginning K level

•All 2nd grade students improved their reading scores between 1.00 and 2.50 grade levels

•One second grade student started at Pre-K ended the program reading at grade level

READING ASSESSMENT RESULTS GRADE 3

• Students in this group began HHC at a second grade reading level or below

•3 students began the program at a mid-K level

•8 of 9 students improved 1 grade level or more

•2 students advanced 2 full grade levels and 2 students now test out at a 5th grade reading level

HHC 2012/2013

• We need to look at our mix of available HHC slots and apportion them wisely (grades 1 to 3 are critical)

•Increased Volunteer recruitment will be crucial

•Have to get additional space from IES

•Move slowly into 4th grade

•Summit with tutoring groups in higher grades to see if collaboration is a possibility