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YMCA and Chatham County Schools expand Power Scholars; summer program data shows measured reading gains
Summary
The board approved a memorandum with the YMCA of the Triangle to provide after-school Y-Learning at Virginia Cross and heard results from the summer Power Scholars program: presenters reported about 300 students served, 196 showing measurable growth and 63 moving to end-of-grade proficiency (20 in third grade). Grant funding and district contributions were discussed.
The Chatham County Board of Education approved a memorandum of agreement with the YMCA of the Triangle to run a Y-Learning school-year intervention at Virginia Cross Elementary and heard an update on the summer Power Scholars program.
Tracy Fowler, chief of student support services, said the Y-Learning MOU — funded through a 21st-century-style grant referenced in the presentation — will provide after-school academic services at Virginia Cross with a minimum of 60 students invited from Virginia Cross, Siler City…
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