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Wake County outlines summer 2025 menu, reports mixed Read to Achieve attendance and outcomes

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Wake County Schools presented a recap of 2024 summer programs and previewed the 2025 menu, highlighting Read to Achieve, Power Scholars, credit recovery and ESY services.

Wake County Schools staff provided the Student Achievement Committee an overview of 2024 summer programs and a preview of summer 2025 offerings, including Read to Achieve literacy camps, Power Scholars (YMCA partnership), high-school credit recovery using Edgenuity, career accelerator programs and extended school year (ESY) services for students with IEPs.

Delinda/Doranda Ramirez Carter (summer programming staff) and colleagues said Read to Achieve in 2024 invited 4,045 students; about 51% attended at least one day. Attendance patterns showed that among second- and third-graders who attended, 48% attended 10 or more days, 41% attended 5–9 days, and 11% attended 1–4 days. End-of-camp testing found that 23% of…

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