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Engaging Parents and Adults in Educational Activities at School

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Description

Through its innovative methods, The National School and Community Corps (NSCC) involves parents and other adults in programs and activities along with students, making them partners in their children's learning in schools that have significant poverty and the social and educational issues that accompany low income. Together, parents and students participate in reading programs, service projects, multicultural celebrations, scouts, sports, and recreation.

Goal / Mission

By providing programs for students and adults in the areas of literacy, the visual and performing arts, and service learning, NSCC's goals include improving students' performance in school and encouraging parents to become more involved.

Results / Accomplishments

According to NSCC literature, since 2000, about 2000 family members and more than 3000 community members have participated in NSCC programs annually. Nearly all parents and three-fourths of community members have reported a positive change in their feelings toward their neighborhood schools and education. Annually over 100 adults work toward their GED, 240 improve their reading skills, and 300 attend life skills workshops. More than 3,000 adults and families attend school events each year to support student activities.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
The National School and Community Corps (NSCC)
Primary Contact
Yvette Fuller, Director of School-based Teams
The National School and Community Corps (NSCC)
P.O. Box 3513
Princeton, New Jersey 08543
(215) 221-6907
YFuller@EducationWorks-Online.org
http://www.educationworks-online.org/
Topics
Education / Student Performance K-12
Organization(s)
The National School and Community Corps (NSCC)
Source
National Service Resource Center
Date of publication
8/26/2002
Date of implementation
1994
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Princeton, NJ; Philadelphia, PA
Target Audience
Children

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  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.