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HeartMath tutoring shows early gains; district says program funded by philanthropy, not schools
Summary
Chief academic officer Paula Wilkins and HeartMath representatives told the board the third-year tutoring partnership served roughly 150 students across three schools, with internal measures showing 98% of participants met growth goals; district staff said no district or Title I funds are used to operate the tutoring, which relies on fundraising and volunteers.
District officials and HeartMath representatives briefed the board on the third year of a volunteer tutoring partnership focused on early-grade math.
Chief Academic Officer Paula Wilkins said the program has expanded from one to three schools (Bolton, Easton and Petrie) and reported strong internal outcomes: "98 percent of the students showed growth in the 2 or more concepts," she said, and noted that the measures used are internal assessments rather than state end-of-grade tests.…
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