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Calfie Center proposes no‑cost summer/afterschool pilot to help struggling elementary readers
Summary
Representatives of the Calfie Community and Cultural Center asked the board to help identify students for an 18‑child pilot (Calfie Pioneers) providing intensive tutoring, enrichment and wraparound supports; Calfie said it would not request district funding and would assist families seeking external childcare funding.
Jill Williams, executive director of the Calfie Community and Cultural Center, proposed a partnership with Pilaski County Public Schools to pilot the "Calfie Pioneers," a summer and afterschool program targeting up to 18 elementary students with significant academic and financial need.
Williams said the program would employ full‑time paid staff managed by Calfie and supplement that staff with tutors, retired educators and…
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