October 10, 2011

CAPPS prepares for year three of its after school tutoring program

by Daniel Brunty, published 8/5/11 in the Winston County Journal

The Changing Academic Performance and Promoting Success (CAPPS) program will begin its third year of service for after school learning on Monday, August 15.

CAPPS is a free after-school tutoring program offered to all Louisville Municipal School District students’ grades 5-12. CAPPS is currently offered to at four school sites: Eiland, Noxapater, Nanih Waiya, and the Boys and Girls Club of Winston County. Times for the program are Monday through Thursday from 3 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. “We are excited about starting our third year of CAPPS,” said Leigh Ann Hailey, director of the CAPPS program. “From the first year up until now, the program has been very successful for the children.”

The program focuses on enhancing character education and student skills in key learning areas such as math and language skills. The program also offers enrichment activities, tutoring, homework assistance, computer projects, group activities, and educational field trips for students. The CAPPS program runs for 15 weeks in the fall, 15 weeks in the spring, and 4 weeks in the summer. This allows access to the program during any time of the year, a big plus for students who want to use it.

Like last year, teachers have seen the positive results the program has had on their students. Hailey also knows that these positive results have carried over to the state tests, in which students who attended CAPPS usually have higher scores. “Teachers reported the students in CAPPS were more prepared for classroom work and that preparation should be seen on the state tests,” Hailey said. “Once we have the data, we can compare the previous year’s scores to evaluate the program’s value.”

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