1. Summer Learning Project
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2. A Vision for Summer Learning in Boston
Students are Through a variety of summer In order that
connected to programs that: students return
summer learning to school in the
& developmental Fall:
experiences that: Reinforce BPS academic standards &
complement/activate classroom
learning
Address their
specific Grade ready
academic & Motivate and engage students through
socio-emotional relevant, hands-on experiences outside
needs of school
Poised to
achieve
Build the skills proficiency or
Seamlessly integrate academic
correlated with better on year-
instruction, skill building and
success in school end MCAS
enrichment experiences
Demonstrating
Meet and Are co-developed, co-managed and co- strong ACT-
stimulate their delivered by BPS and community aligned skills &
interests partners behaviors
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3. Summer Learning Project 2012
1,600 Students
Grades 3-12, 40 BPS Schools
Funders & Partners Evaluation
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4. Common outcomes address both individual and program
development – and contribute to robust evaluation
Addressing academic Building power skills
power standards and consistent with success
countering summer in school, college and
learning loss work
Improving partnership
Addressing social-
development and
emotional needs
program practice
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5. Student Skill Development
• Initiative: Youth exhibit genuine motivation, persistence
and goal directed behavior.
• Engagement in Learning: Youth show interest, and are
actively involved in school or afterschool program activities.
• Communication Skills: Youth are able to effectively
express themselves, share their thoughts and ideas with
others. Youth are good listeners of other people’s ideas.
• Relations with Adults: Youth engage positively with
adults and gain their support.
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6. Program Quality
• Support for academic learning
• Effective instructional strategies
• Positive socio-emotional environment
• Effective content & structure of all activities
• Positive relationship building between & among staff,
teachers, students
• Effective use of informal program times
*See Appendix 1 in operational guide/work plan for program
quality rubric for more specifics.
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7. Summer Learning Project Sites
Driven by an Integrate academics & Utilize high quality &
essential question skill development hands-on approaches
Essential questions Program quality domains
promote: ACHIEVING include:
•Inquiry-based •Support for academic
CON
G Student learning
learning
IN
success •Positive socio-emotional
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•Collaboration with
RIV
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peers and adults environment
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NG
•Connection of all •Promotion of adult & peer
program activities relationship building

8. Context for Summer Learning Project
Summer Learning Project sites share:
•common outcome goals
•academic standards
•assessment tools
•training “Summer Institute”
•program strategies
Various funding streams result in
different requirements and operational
features for some sites.
Differences in student eligibility, site staffing,
curricular requirements, and qualitative evaluation
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9. SLP Program Development & Coaching Resources
Locally funded partnerships National study partnerships

10. Summer Institute Schedule
• June 2, 9 am – 4 pm, Madison Park High School
Theme: Program Quality Attendance Cap: 8 persons per distinct partnership
• June 9, 9 am – 4 pm, Madison Park High School
Theme: Integration of Academics & Skill Development
Attendance Cap: 8 persons per distinct partnership
• Pre-summer, on-site planning
• July 20 “Save the Date”
Site management check-in; goal: to discuss common issues and share best practices
from Summer 2012 thus far. For non-profit leads and/or BPS site coordinators
only.
To Do:
• Each non-profit lead contact is responsible for disseminating Summer
Institute schedule to hired coordinators, teachers, paras, and staff.
Communicate RSVPs to dmcauley@bostonbeyond.org week of the session.
• Non-profit leads/BPS site coordinators should utilize work plan as “working
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11. Summer Learning Project
Summer Institute for
teachers & partners.
On-site planning
scheduled by
partnerships. SLP
implementation
-NIOST, RAND evaluations underway
Partnerships hire final -Partnerships complete daily student attendance,
teachers, submit final BPS personnel timesheets via Dropbox
SLP consent forms.
May June July August Sept
-Sites complete:
Partnerships
funding and
Partnerships submit final
expense tracker;
submit 1st work plan.
Ongoing, “on-call support” from data collection
draft of work Signed
BASB, BPS, PEAR, & other template
plan plus MOUs
centralized vendors. July 20th
budget. MOUs passed in.
“save the date” session included. -BPS administers
developed.
fall predictive
BPS administers “end
of year” spring 11
benchmark

12. Summer Learning Project
SLP partnerships
Name
Organization/School
(Partner organizations) 1-2 sentences on mission of organization
(Teachers ) 1-2 sentences on your role in your school
Others
Name
Organization
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