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Research shows this benchmark is critical to later success in school and in life: After third grade, students apply their reading skills to learn the increasingly complex, multidisciplinary information introduced in fourth grade and beyond. Those who read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to graduate from high school than those who do not.Minnesota Reading Corps matches trained AmeriCorps members with students age 3 to grade 3 who need an extra boost to catch up to grade level targets. The program partners with school districts and preschool agencies to place highly trained and professionally supported AmeriCorps members in early childhood education, Head Start and K-3 classrooms. Reading Corps tutors are trained in specific research-based literacy instructional protocols, and are supported by both site-based educational staff as well as master coaches who are among Minnesotas top literacy experts. With access to the latest research on reading intervention strategies, these trained AmeriCorps tutors work one-on-one with students, as well as in small group and large group settings. They provide tailored interventions so that each child can gain the literacy skills they need at a rate to get on track to read by third grade.Reading Corps provides what struggling readers need individualized, data-driven instruction, well-trained tutors, expert coaching, interventions delivered with fidelity, and the frequency and duration necessary for student achievement. This model has been validated as effective and replicable through a rigorous and independent evaluation by NORC at the University of Chicago, commissioned by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This study showed that AmeriCorps members can produce significantly greater increases in student literacy outcomes among elementary students over one semester of tutoring. In fact, students who received Reading Corps tutoring achieved significantly higher literacy levels than students without such tutors, even among students at higher risk of academic failure. Further, research conducted by the Center for Learning Solutions has shown that Reading Corps participants are three times less likely to be assigned to special education than non-participants, creating a permanent benefit to children and a significant ongoing savings to schools that can be redirected to the classroom for the benefit of all children. Through this program, ServeMinnesota demonstrates the capacity to successfully design and implement large-scale initiatives. Since 2003, Minnesota Reading Corps has helped more than 100,000 struggling students progress to reading proficiency by the end of third grade. 5256780 5256780 AmeriCorps - AmeriCorps, also referred to as the domestic Peace Corps, provides opportunities for citizens to give to their communities and country each year. People who join AmeriCorps commit to a year of service in exchange for a modest living stipend and an education award that can be applied to past or future schooling. AmeriCorps is a real-life education and work experience wrapped into one. The AmeriCorps motto is "Get Things Done" and members do a wide range of things to fulfill that mission: They tutor and mentor youth, build affordable housing, teach computer skills, clean parks and streams, run after-school programs, help communities respond to disasters, and build the capacity of nonprofit groups to become self-sustaining. They also recruit, train and supervise community volunteers to extend and complement their community efforts. Since its creation in 1994, ServeMinnesota has mobilized nearly 10,000 AmeriCorps members who have trained and supported more than 300,000 volunteers. 2709008 2604622 Math Corps - Minnesota Math Corps is an AmeriCorps program modeled after the Reading Corps and is designed to help 4th-8th graders achieve proficiency in math, a critical gateway skill for high school graduation; college admission and college completion. Math Corps provides schools with a tool to bridge the gap between current math research and the capacity of districts to apply that research within their classrooms. Rigorously trained members supported by math experts not only achieve results for individual students but also serve as a start-up team for school sites that want and need support to implement a data-based problem solving model of math instruction. In 2013-2014, Math Corps tutors served more than 3,400 students who need help building their math proficiency. Research in math instruction provides clear direction as to what interventions and techniques have proven to be most successful. Each year, an outside evaluator completes a robust program evaluation, so that we can understand program impact, as well as make continuous improvements to the model. Students who receive Math Corps tutoring are catching up to their peers in the classroom: 64% of students served exceeded their grade-level growth expectations and 49% of students showed improvement on their statewide assessment from the previous year, encouraging results given that 100% of the students tutored by Math Corps were at risk for not achieving proficiency. Math Corps also offers a year-end survey to Internal Coaches to better understand the impact of the program on systems change, data-based decision making, and overall satisfaction. 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Kate Kelly Board Chair The president & CEO of MN false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Kate Kelly became Board Chair in FY 2012. She is the president & CEO of MN Bank & Trust, with whom the Organization banks with. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Disability - ServeMinnesota provides funds for the placement, auxiliary services, and reasonable accommodation of members and potential members with disabilities, serving in AmeriCorps programs. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Reading Corps Minnesota Reading Corps is a statewide literacy program that is increasing the number of Minnesota children who are proficient readers by the end of third grade. Research shows this benchmark is critical to later success in school and in life: After third grade, students apply their reading skills to learn the increasingly complex, multidisciplinary information introduced in fourth grade and beyond. Those who read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to graduate from high school than those who do not.Minnesota Reading Corps matches trained AmeriCorps members with students age 3 to grade 3 who need an extra boost to catch up to grade level targets. The program partners with school districts and preschool agencies to place highly trained and professionally supported AmeriCorps members in early childhood education, Head Start and K-3 classrooms. Reading Corps tutors are trained in specific research-based literacy instructional protocols, and are supported by both site-based educational staff as well as master coaches who are among Minnesotas top literacy experts. With access to the latest research on reading intervention strategies, these trained AmeriCorps tutors work one-on-one with students, as well as in small group and large group settings. They provide tailored interventions so that each child can gain the literacy skills they need at a rate to get on track to read by third grade.Reading Corps provides what struggling readers need individualized, data-driven instruction, well-trained tutors, expert coaching, interventions delivered with fidelity, and the frequency and duration necessary for student achievement. This model has been validated as effective and replicable through a rigorous and independent evaluation by NORC at the University of Chicago, commissioned by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This study showed that AmeriCorps members can produce significantly greater increases in student literacy outcomes among elementary students over one semester of tutoring. In fact, students who received Reading Corps tutoring achieved significantly higher literacy levels than students without such tutors, even among students at higher risk of academic failure. Further, research conducted by the Center for Learning Solutions has shown that Reading Corps participants are three times less likely to be assigned to special education than non-participants, creating a permanent benefit to children and a significant ongoing savings to schools that can be redirected to the classroom for the benefit of all children. Through this program, ServeMinnesota demonstrates the capacity to successfully design and implement large-scale initiatives. Since 2003, Minnesota Reading Corps has helped more than 100,000 struggling students progress to reading proficiency by the end of third grade. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Math Corps - Minnesota Math Corps is an AmeriCorps program modeled after the Reading Corps and is designed to help 4th-8th graders achieve proficiency in math, a critical gateway skill for high school graduation; college admission and college completion. Math Corps provides schools with a tool to bridge the gap between current math research and the capacity of districts to apply that research within their classrooms. Rigorously trained members supported by math experts not only achieve results for individual students but also serve as a start-up team for school sites that want and need support to implement a data-based problem solving model of math instruction. In 2013-2014, Math Corps tutors served more than 3,400 students who need help building their math proficiency. Research in math instruction provides clear direction as to what interventions and techniques have proven to be most successful. Each year, an outside evaluator completes a robust program evaluation, so that we can understand program impact, as well as make continuous improvements to the model. Students who receive Math Corps tutoring are catching up to their peers in the classroom: 64% of students served exceeded their grade-level growth expectations and 49% of students showed improvement on their statewide assessment from the previous year, encouraging results given that 100% of the students tutored by Math Corps were at risk for not achieving proficiency. Math Corps also offers a year-end survey to Internal Coaches to better understand the impact of the program on systems change, data-based decision making, and overall satisfaction. Through that survey, 98% agreed that Math Corps tutors make a positive difference in the way that students mathematics needs are met at their school. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Reading Corps National Replication: ServeMinnesota provides technical assistance and training to other states that are either in a planning or implementation phase of replicating the proven and effective Minnesota Reading Corps model. ServeMinnesota provides oversight and consultation to the essential elements of the Reading Corps model to ensure the model is delivered with fidelity in replication states. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process 990 will be reviewed at board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees THEY ARE DETERMINED BY THE Executive Committee OF THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request.