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Brundage, Amber; Beckmann-Bartlett, Carol; Burns, Matthew K. – Communique, 2010
In January 2008, the school-wide data for Alice Birney Middle School in North Charleston, South Carolina were concerning. According to the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Reading data, 40% to 48% of the students fell below the 25th percentile at each grade level. The authors realized that these students were not all undiagnosed special…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Reading Instruction
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Gay, Jennifer L.; Corwin, Sara – Current Issues in Education, 2008
Participation in after school programs is associated with increases in academic achievement and improved behavior in students at risk. Process evaluation data from participants and key stakeholders was used to gauge implementation, satisfaction, and program attendance of an after school arts program. Lack of scheduling flexibility resulted in low…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Formative Evaluation, After School Programs, Academic Achievement