National Summer School Initiative

The National Summer School Initiative (nssi) was formed in april 2020 to combat learning losses resulting from covid-19. Nssi provides teachers in partner schools and districts with the daily curriculum and the training to deliver vibrant and effective instruction and accelerate learning. In 2020, the pilot program educated 12,000 students in grades 3-8, and grew to serve 17,981 students across two sessions in Summer 2021. This past Summer, with new programming for k-2 and high School, a third Summer session, and an expansion into Texas, nssi served 27,033 students from 42 partner organizations in 21 states, with 2,284 participating teachers. Partner organizations included urban School districts, charter networks, parochial, and independent schools, with 84% of students from traditional public schools and 15% from charter schools. 13,065 students (48%) were from returning partnerships. 57% of our partners in Summer 2022 were returners from Summer 2021, with 44% of all 2021 partners returning for Summer 2022. Nssi again ran as a five-week Summer program for students, with an additional four days of intensive pre-service training for teachers. In 2022, nssi expanded to offer three such sessions to accommodate varied School calendars. More planning time by nssi's program and operations teams allowed for the development of both new and improved curricular materials for the new season, as well as upgrades to our partner onboarding support, including the addition of a half-day pre-program training for our client's point people.