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Oak Park district details summer discovery program funded by United Way partnership
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Summary
District staff described its second year of a summer discovery grant partnership with local groups and the United Way, outlining a Monday–Thursday schedule, transportation for all students, a 90‑minute ELA requirement, staff plans, enrichment offerings and a 75% attendance target.
Doug, principal of Allheart Prep, told the Oak Park School District board the district will run a summer discovery program funded through a grant partnership with local groups and the United Way.
The program will run Monday through Thursday with two additional Fridays reserved for wrap-up activities, Doug said. All students will be offered transportation and services, and staffing will include certified teachers and peer educators. The grant requires 90 minutes of English language arts instruction each day; the district plans to deliver direct, teacher‑led ELA instruction rather than computer‑only lessons.
Doug said the district will use the Valir curriculum as its core resource, supplement math with the I‑Ready online platform and provide math recovery in small groups. Social‑emotional learning will use the Capturing Kids' Hearts curriculum. He told the board the program last year produced double‑digit academic gains reported by grant partners and that the district will target resources using spring and winter assessment data.
Enrichment activities will include creative programs and a performance opportunity similar to last year, and the district is adding parent‑engagement questions to enrollment forms to shape offerings. Attendance goals for the grant are set at 75 percent.
District staff also said they are increasing outreach by filming virtual tours of school buildings to post on the district website and support recruitment.
The presentation emphasized that the summer program aims to be targeted and data‑driven, with transportation and staffing in place; specific dates and the full budget allocation were not specified in the transcript. The board did not record a separate vote on the program during the sections captured in the transcript.
