• 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.

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.

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