Academy of Tucson, Inc.

The Academy of Tucson will be using assessments, benchmarks, and learning and improvement data to target interventions and supports for students. The goal is to provide face to face as well as program support for students who demonstrate academic need. Our SEL intervention will consist of trained personnel to target learning opportunities for social development and emotional awareness and growth.

Academy of Tucson gets their students ready for the next level of education by educating the whole child. Tiers 1 through 3 interventions, differentiated instruction, Response to Intervention (RTI), social and emotional learning and counseling services are some of the activities/services provided to achieve those milestones.

Our grants are targeted so participating students are chosen based on need assessment. Our mission and plan always includes students from low-income families, students of color, English learners, children with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, children in foster care and migratory students.

SET-ASIDE:
We will provide summer school, YMCA before and after school programs, SEL services and intervention to address the academic, social and emotional effects on students due to COVID. Curriculum used: Eureka Math, McGraw Hill; Reading: The Superkids Foundational Skills Kit - Zaner-Bloser, Fundations- Wilson Language Training. DIBELS and MAP testing are the curriculum used to evaluate, assess and select students.

Intervention Set-Aside:
The Academy of Tucson will be using assessments, benchmarks, and learning and improvement data to target interventions and supports for students. Students can be chosen to participate based on class tests as well as teacher recommendation/observation. The goal is to provide face to face as well as program support for students who demonstrate academic need. Our SEL intervention will consist of trained personnel to target learning opportunities for social development and emotional awareness and growth. Our evidence showing student improvement will be benchmark tests, MAP tests, classroom performance and classroom tests. Curriculum used: Eureka Math, McGraw Hill; Reading: The Superkids Foundational Skills Kit - Zaner-Bloser, Fundations- Wilson Language Training. DIBELS and MAP testing are the curriculum used to evaluate, assess and select students.