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Columbus Elementary officials report Math Corps tutoring raised student scores in early implementation
Summary
School leaders and AmeriCorps partners told the Forest Lake Area Schools board that two years of Math Corps tutoring at Columbus Elementary has produced measurable growth on Math Corps assessments and helped struggling students, though capacity limits mean many eligible students are not yet served.
Columbus Elementary Principal Neil Fox and school staff told the Forest Lake Area Schools board on April 3 that Math Corps, an AmeriCorps program supplying trained math tutors, has produced measurable gains for the students who received intervention.
Fox said Math Corps provides trained tutors who deliver evidence-based, small-group interventions that supplement — not replace — core classroom instruction. Academic support specialist Britney Jakubiak described the program structure: kindergarten–grade 3 groups meet daily for 20 minutes, while grade 4–6 groups meet for an equivalent of 90 minutes across a six-day cycle.
Jakubiak and…
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