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Board debates whether to continue expanded summer literacy and math programs amid $500,000 cost and uncertain impact
Summary
Administrators told the board summer literacy and math programs historically targeted struggling students but cost about $500,000 last year; the board asked for data on program effectiveness and student-level participation before deciding whether to maintain the expanded model.
District leaders told the board that summer literacy and math programs were originally designed to support students with learning needs but expanded during COVID with federal learning-loss dollars; the district spent roughly $500,000 on summer programming last year and must decide whether to continue the expanded model.
Administrators said the original purpose of the summer literacy and math program was to support struggling students with targeted, small-group instruction that aligned to in-year learning and to provide enrichment activities. One administrator said: “The purpose of the summer literacy and math program, historically was to support students who were struggling to give them that…
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