Hoots Helping Hands After School Program

Sponsored by the Centralia Youth Initiative

Schiller Elementary School

The Beginning…

Hoots Helping Hands After School Program by CYI at Schiller School started January 26, 2015.

The program meets every Monday and Wednesday after school, 3:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M. through the end of April.

The focus of the program is improving Math skills in students who have been identified as struggling by their teachers.

At 3:15 P.M. the students meet in the library for a quick after school snack

At 3:30 P.M. students are dismissed to their grade level classroom to start working

Students are in classes no bigger than 10 students and are taught through various modes. Smartboards, iPads, and many

hands-on activities are planned.

Student Math grades are IMPROVING!!!

In just one quarter, over 74% of the students have brought their math letter grade up!

Students brought up their standardized math score by an average of 10.4% from the middle of the year test to the end of the year test!

Grade Report for 1st Grade Schiller SchoolStudent 2nd Qrtr. Grade 3rd Qrtr. Grade 4th Qrtr. Grade

A D C- BB C B A-C B A- A

D C- C+ B+E B D- CF B B- AG D+ D C

H B- B C+Grade Report for 2nd Grade Schiller School

Student 2nd Qrtr. Grade 3rd Qrtr. Grade 4th Qrtr. GradeI F C- AJ D D+ AK B B+ A-L D C AM D B- A-N C C+ A

O C B B+P B B- B+Q B- C+ AR B+ B B

Grade Report for 3rd Grade Schiller SchoolStudent 2nd Qrtr. Grade 3rd Qrtr. Grade 4th Qrtr. Grade

S D- D DT C D FU B+ A CV C B C

W C B DROPPEDX D D+ B-Y D+ B A-Z C C+ B-AA C B C

Schiller School Grade Reports

Educator comments…

"The new after school program is giving our students an opportunity to learn skills and strategies they didn't understand in the classroom. Working in a smaller group with a teacher gives them more attention and the extra help they need to increase the chances of them to succeed in math. The amount of confidence they get from understanding a subject they were experiencing frustration in is all worth it!“ -Mrs. Amanda Marshall, Principal

"I am hopeful that the after school program will give my students the extra boost they need to lower frustration levels when we are in whole group settings." -Mrs. Sandy Becker, Second Grade Teacher

"The support provided in the after school learning program encourages students to work to their potential and gives them a sense of bringing something new back to the regular classroom.”

- Ms. Sandra Wrobel, First Grade Teacher

"I am hopeful the extra help in math will improve my students' retention of the different strategies they are being taught." -Ms. Michelle Germann, Second Grade Teacher

"It gives them resources that will help them in problem solving for the future, provide small group and one on one instruction in the skills in which they are struggling, and help them relate math to the real world." -Ms. Trish Martin, Third Grade Teacher

Student comments…

“It made math problems easier.” “I like the math program because it makes me get

my grades up.” “It changes my math grade and my life.” “It helped me go from an F to an A.” “After school program is fun!” “It has made me change my grades. Thank you

Hoots Helping Hands.” “My grade is going higher.” “They were nice to help us.” “I like to do math now.”

Third Grade Test Improvements

Second Grade Test Improvements

First Grade Test Improvements

First grade had 83% student attendance. Second grade had 91% student attendance. Third grade had 95% student attendance. Overall 90% student attendance!

Program Attendance

Thank You!!!

Thank you CYI for allowing us the opportunity to reach out to our students. The students have had a great time in the program and most have shown improvement and an increase in their self-esteem.