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Board hears results from summer literacy program funded by state grant
Summary
District and partner Champions reported that a four-week summer learning program at Banks Elementary served about 90 enrolled students, with average daily attendance of 75–80 and assessment gains reported on iReady; the district plans to consider tracking participants over time.
The Banks School District board heard a presentation Aug. 18 on a summer learning program funded through state summer learning funds (House Bill 2007 funding referenced by a presenter) and delivered in partnership with Champions.
The superintendent opened the item by noting the grant required a literacy focus and engagement activities. Jeff (speaker 6) of Champions described a four-week program at Banks Elementary that enrolled about 90 students, prioritized students not meeting learning goals, and ran Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., with one hour per day dedicated to literacy instruction.
"The vast majority of students improved," Jeff said, citing entry and exit assessments (iReady) where red bars represented entering assessments and blue bars represented exiting assessments. He reported average daily attendance of about 75–80 students and staffing of roughly seven to eight adults per day; a licensed childcare representative (speaker 7) confirmed the program maintained a 1:15 ratio for school-agers.
Board members asked whether the district could track participating students through elementary school to measure longer-term effects. The superintendent and presenter said tracking would be useful and noted it as a potential follow-up action.
Presenters emphasized the role of the Champions partnership in enabling the district to accept and implement the grant quickly; the superintendent said other districts declined funds when they could not operationalize programs on short notice.
The board did not take formal action on this report; the item was informational and intended to inform future planning and potential tracking of outcomes.
