Project Overview

Action Network: K-12 Council

Reach: All grades 3-8 for Bold Goals Region (approximately 74,000 students)

Goal: 52% of 8th grade students will be proficient in math by 2020 (up from 32% in 2015).

Primary Metric: Percentage of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students proficient in math as measured by the ACT Aspire

Partners: Blount County Education Foundation and Blount County Schools

Proven Success:

      Results from the 2015-2016 Blount County Pilot: 

• During the summer program, students achieved growth of 5 months proficiency in math in just 6 weeks, as measured by the STAR assessment.
• 145 of 159 of targeted intervention students showed significant growth as follows:

% Proficient (ACT Aspire Math)

Grade Level     2015     2016

6th Grade         49%     62%

7th Grade         27%      39%

8th Grade         23%      28%

Estimated Cost Per Participant: $100