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Poverty vs. Youth and Education“Educational Achievement Gap” (Canada, Tough)
Sulphur Springs Elementary School
One of the worst schools in the state (testimonial from Ms. Kipp, kindergarten teacher)
GreatSchool rating: 2/10
School community rating: 3/5
Compare with Cahoon Elementary Magnet School (8/10, 5/5)
Compare with Cleveland Elementary School (6/10, 4/5)
Application in Sulphur SpringsConveyor Belt: Early Childhood-->Elementary School --
>Middle School-->High School
Contamination: SSES FCAT grade has risen from an “F” two years in a row to a “B” during the 2008-2009 school year and a “C” in 2009-2010 and 2010-11.
YMCA Reads! History
Need for educational intervention
READS! program brought through the Florida Alliance of YMCA and the Department of Education
Less of a transient issue
Children develop a love for reading
Gaines in academic data
Our Personal ExperiencesOur experiences as a volunteers has offered us an urban reality
check in one of Tampa’s inner city neighborhoods. Serving the youth of Sulphur Springs was quite rewarding, otherwise allowing us to be part of another facet of life; opening our minds and reshaping our preconceived notions of poverty, class and urban stereotypes. We have all been involved with and subject to a program that works relentlessly to correct what years of academic neglect have done to our elementary schools.
Thank You!
Thank you to Professor Jones, Saima, Stacy, and the rest of the YMCA team, the staff and teachers at Sulphur Springs Elementary School.