African American Student Success
Robla School District
Problem of Practice
African American students at Taylor Street Elementary have high chronic absenteeism rates and low ELA and Math scores
Strategies
Implementation of Freedom School Program in the Expanded Learning Program
Harambee- coming together ceremony before engaging in school work
SLI- (Servant Leader Interns) supporting classrooms during the school day
Integrated Reading Curriculum- reading program that focuses on reading literature that reflects student demographic
AA Community Outreach Assistant (COA) assisting AA students at Taylor
Will reach out to parents around attendance and school involvement
Provides additional academic support to students during school day
Serves as liaison between parents and school
Walkthrough tool for PK-3 Coherence Collaboration (P3CC) - district initiative around math
Desired Outcomes
Increase in ELA and Math assessment scores
Decrease in chronic absenteeism rates