After School Programs for Green Dot Public Schools
Why we needed them, what they needed to look like, and how they
changed our schools
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….
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
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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Grand Total50%
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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.
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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