Tempe Preparatory Academy

These funds will be used in order to give free summer school classes to the students and to address the needs of our most vulnerable groups to close learning gaps that were widened by the pandemic. The summer school fees will be waived for FY21, FY22 and FY23.
We are hoping that the impact on allowing free summer school increases the numbers in the classes and gives students the opportunity to build on the foundations already set and also get personalized instruction in smaller settings to help with the learning losses that they faced from the school being online instruction. Students that were at the bottom of the cohort, were sent a letter home to strongly urge the participation in summer school classes at no cost.

Math: We offer a range of math classes during summer school for both incoming
students and students already enrolled in our school. In our math courses we will use the
following evidence-based math curriculum:

-Khan Academy: this evidence-based resource will be used, in addition to
the textbooks above, within the classes to target areas in which individual
students need the most help. Work on Khan Academy will be overseen by
the course instructor.
Students who have experienced learning loss due to COVID will be recommended for
these math courses based on the following criteria:
-Scores on the end-of-year NWEA MAP assessment (the bottom 25% will
be given first priority to these classes)
-Recommendation by their current year math teacher (again, the bottom
25% of students will be given priority to these classes)
These math classes will mainly target economically disadvantaged students, since the
courses will be offered at no charge to the students. Because gaps in math learning are
seen among students in every group (socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and those with
learning disabilities), it will be a class that can benefit anyone who needs help
accelerating their preparedness in math for the coming school year.

Reading: During summer school we will provide a reading and composition course to
address learning loss in reading. This course will be offered to all current students as well
as those newly enrolled for the 2022-23 school year.
-In order to address the various needs of our student population, we will be
employing the evidence based Lexia program. Students will be assessed at the
beginning of the program to establish benchmarks and work through a specially
designed program under the guidance of a TPA instructor.
Students who have learning loss will be recommended for this course based on the
following criteria:
-Scores on the end-of-year NWEA assessment (the bottom 25% will be
given first priority to these classes)
-Recommendation by their current year English teacher (again, the bottom
25% of students will be given priority to these classes)
The reading course will be taught by a qualified faculty member of our school. The
reading course will mainly target economically disadvantaged students, since the course
will be offered at no charge to the students. Because gaps in reading comprehension are
seen among students in every group (socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and those with
learning disabilities), it will be a class that can benefit anyone who needs help
accelerating their preparedness in reading for the coming school year.

Lexia includes teaching training and licenses for 25 students.

Student Populations served are female and male students, and the major racial and ethnic groups are as follows, African American, Hispanic, Asian, White Non Hispanic and Pacific Islander and American Indian

A part-time counselor will be added to administer the Second Step curriculum that will be purchased. The target student populations for this curriculum will be the economically disadvantaged, students with special needs, and any other students needing social-emotional support.