Colorado Youth for A Change

Prevention: cyc focuses on k-3rd grade literacy, 4th-8th grade math, and 9th - 12thgrade attendance among high school age Youth to address student success.1) corps for A Change: engagement support americorps members provide support to high school students with 70-90% attendance and work collaboratively with school staff to increase engagement in school and reduce dropout rates for students with lower than average attendance. Members check attendance daily, make phone calls and home visits, and provide resources to remove barriers to students attending school. Cyc served 954 students through this program.2) Colorado math corps: trained americorps member tutors provide small group, 30 minute, math interventions to fourth through eighth grade students performing below grade level in math toget them on track. Cyc served over 1000 students in its first year of this program.3) Colorado reading corps: trained americorps member tutors provide one-on-one, 20 minute, daily literacy interventions to kindergarten through third grade students performing below grade level in reading to get them on track. Cyc served 1831 k-3rd graders; 72% of tutored achieved more than A year's worth of growth.

Reengagement: reengagement specialists assit students in returning to school, and establish relationships with staff at charter, alternative, and traditional schools to ensure Youth connect with appropriate educational venues to support their success.specialists support students after reenrollment to ensure stability,accountability, and success. Cyc assisted 116out-of-school youthreenroll in school during the school year; 83% ended the year with continued enrollment or graduated.