Project: YOUTH EDUCATION FOR TOMORROW

Sponsor: Public Private Ventures
Status: In process
IPS Staff: Michael L. Ford and Irene Hechler

Purpose and Approach
Youth Education for Tomorrow is a three-year federal grant to assist community-based and faith-based organizations to become Supplemental Educational Services (SES) providers. Supplemental Educational Services are a part of the“No Child Left Behind” Initiative (Title I) and include an after-school tutoring program to help ensure that all children have the same opportunity to reach a promising future. Parents of the students may choose their SES provider from an approved vendor list.

The Sar Levitan Center at IPS is working to assist three Baltimore City sites in their quest to provide SES to eligible children in Maryland by serving as an intermediary between Public Private Ventures and the sites, helping them become eligible to be Baltimore City Public School System vendors, and assisting in the building of meaningful relationships with the Baltimore City Public School System and surrounding communities.

Results
The three sites were successful in qualifying for inclusion on the Baltimore City Public School System’s SES vendor list. The project is ongoing throughout the 2007-2008 school year as parents select their SES providers. At the end of the original grant period, in July 2007, the project will be renamed Balanced Literacy.