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News

October 7, 2008
Bank of NY Mellon Day of Caring.

August 27, 2008
New Community LEARNS program positions announced.

May 29, 2008
Wireless Neighborhoods Annual Meeting at Community House Church.

May 14, 2008
Wireless Neighborhoods staff and Community LEARNS trip to Washington D.C.

United Way of Allegheny County Funds Wireless Neighborhoods

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Community LEARNS 2006-2007 outcomes*

102 youth regularly participated in 2006-07
Over 300 youth participated at some level in the past 2 years
So far in 2006-2007, youth have spent almost 32,000 hours in programming
67 students participated in the EAP-funded STEPS 2 Success collaborative
Participant use of Apangea included:
- Approximately 4500 hours logged
- Almost 15,000 problems and 1000 lessons completed
- 15 students completed their entire learning pathway, an equivalent to learning all the concepts at the high school level
- 20 additional students are 2/3 or more completed
20 credits have been recovered on NovaNET, with the following usage:
- 1736 hours spent on-line
- 1522 hours spent in-lesson
- 920 modules (equivalent of a chapter) completed
- 40 participants currently participating
138 internship/job placements during 2006 & 2007 program years
Almost 200 Computer Systems distributed to program participants
Over 3000 Computer systems distributed to Pittsburgh Public Schools families by Community LEARNS participants and staff during the 2006 internship program

Pittsburgh LEARNS 2006-2007 outcomes**

READING

In Grades K-2, 261 students participated in 06-07 SY, of which 173 (66%) had pre and post DIBELS assessment data.

Overall, 66% of Kindergarten students, 70% of Grade 1 Students, and 71% of Grade 2 Students made achievement level gains, meaning a movement of one or more PPI levels. Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation (BGC), Hazelwood YMCA (HazY), and Schenley Heights Community Development Program (SHCDP) have great results:

BGC - 81% of Kindergarten and 88% of Grade 1 students made achievement gains
HazY - 83% of Grade 1 and 77% of Grade 2 students made achievement gains
SHCDP - 83% of Kindergarten and 70% of Grade 2 students made achievement gains

Overall, 40% of all K-2 students moved two or more PPI levels; 24% were already Low Risk/Established or Proficient.

In Grades K-2, 261 students participated in 06-07 SY, of which 109 (42%) had pre and post PPS district math assessment data.

Reading Outcomes Chart

MATH

In Grades K-2, 261 students participated in 06-07 SY, of which 109 (42%) had pre and post PPS district math assessment data.

Overall, 79% of Kindergarten students, 57% of Grade 1 Students, and 65% of Grade 2 Students made achievement level gains, meaning a movement of one or more PPI levels. Hazelwood YMCA (HazY), Centre Avenue YMCA (CAY), and Bethany House (BH) have great results:

CAY - 90% of Kindergarten, 70% of Grade 1, and 88% of Grade 2 students made achievement gains
HazY - 88% of Kindergarten made achievement gains
BH - 74% of Kindergarten and 75% of Grade 1 students made achievement gains

Overall, 31% of all K-2 students moved two or more PPI levels; 17% were already Low Risk/Established or Proficient.

$Reading Outcomes Chart$

* Prepared by Wireless Neighborhoods

** Prepared by Allegheny Intermediate Unit department of Evaluation, Grants, & Data