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Board approves YMCA "Y-Learning" MOU after Power Scholars summer shows reading gains
Summary
Board approved a memorandum of agreement with YMCA of the Triangle to operate a Y-Learning program at Virginia Cross Elementary, following a Power Scholars summer program in which district staff and YMCA reported measurable student growth and field-trip enrichments.
The Chatham County Board of Education approved a memorandum of agreement with the YMCA of the Triangle on Oct. 20 to operate a Y-Learning after-school program at Virginia Cross Elementary and to expand partnership work begun with the Power Scholars summer academy.
School leaders and YMCA staff told the board the Power Scholars program ran five weeks of intensive reading and math instruction at two hubs this past summer, serving roughly 300 students across sites and producing measurable gains: program leaders reported 196 students demonstrated growth on the district's interim measures, and 63 students moved to end-of-grade proficiency during the summer…
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