The Exam School Partnership Initiative Attn Andy Mccord

ESPI'S CITY SMART SCHOLARS 5TH THROUGH 8TH GRADE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS FROM FAMILIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD PRIVATE TUTORING AND ARE FROM COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED IN NEW YORK CITY'S SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. THE 2022 PROGRAM MET IN UPPER MANHATTAN ON SATURDAYS DURING THE SPRING. STUDENTS WORKED FOR A FULL DAY, RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH AND PREPARATION FOR HUNTER TEST, HELD IN JUNE RATHER THAN THE CUSTOMARY JANUARY DATE. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR A FIVE-WEEK ONLINE SUMMER PROGRAM THAT EMPHASIZED WRITING AND CRITICAL READING SKILLS AND MATH PROBLEM-SOLVING. INCOMING SUMMER STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE HIGH SCORES ON THEIR 5TH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH TESTS WERE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR A MULTI-WEEK PROGRAM IN THE FALL TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE HUNTER COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (HCHS) ADMISSIONS TEST, GIVEN TO 6TH GRADERS IN MAY 2023. ENRICHMENT CONTINUED THROUGH 7th and 8TH GRADE TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH PREPARATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSION TESTS.IN 2022, APPROXIMATELY 80 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE ESPI PROGRAM.