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West Cook YMCA presents Power Scholars Academy outcomes to River Forest board
Summary
Heather Perkins of the West Cook YMCA reported to the River Forest SD 90 board on the Power Scholars Academy’s summer 2025 outcomes, noting the program began with District 90 in 2018 and reported grade‑equivalency gains in reading and math and improvements in social‑emotional learning competencies.
Heather Perkins, CEO of the West Cook YMCA, presented the Power Scholars Academy report for summer 2025 after Superintendent Dr. Edward Condon introduced her. Perkins summarized the program’s history with River Forest SD 90 (noting the program began with District 90 in 2018), described a systemic approach to improving student outcomes, and shared outcome measures including social‑emotional learning competency results and reported changes in grade equivalency for reading and math.
Board members engaged with the presentation and thanked the summer‑program staff for demonstrated improvements. The report was framed as part of the district’s broader strategy to address learning loss and social‑emotional skill development through summer programming and partnerships with community organizations.
