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The program matches trained AmeriCorps members with children from age 3 to grade 3 who need an extra boost to catch up to grade level targets. Minnesota Reading Corps partners with school districts and pre-school 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 Minnesota's top literacy experts. With access to the latest research on reading intervention strategies, trained AmeriCorps members work one-on-one with students, as well as in small group and large group settings, to provide tailored interventions designed especially for each child so that they gain the literacy skills they need at a rate to get on track to read by third grade.ServeMinnesota has demonstrated the capacity to successfully design and implement large-scale initiatives through our literacy program, Minnesota Reading Corps, in which AmeriCorps members ensure children are on a trajectory to become proficient readers by third grade. Once students learn to read, they are ready for the rest of their education, and can read to learn. Research shows this benchmark is critical to later success in school and in life: those who read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to graduate from high school than those who do not. After third grade it is more difficult to bring children to reading proficiency or to teach them the increasingly complex, multidisciplinary information introduced in fourth grade and beyond. Since 2003, Minnesota Reading Corps has helped more than 100,000 struggling readers, age 3 to grade 3, progress toward reading proficiency by the end of third grade. Reading Corps provides what struggling readers need - individualized, data-driven instruction, one-on-one attention, well-trained tutors coached by onsite literacy experts, interventions delivered with fidelity, and the frequency and duration necessary for student achievement. Minnesota Reading Corps is a proven model that consistently delivers measurable results: Reading Corps preschool participants in Minneapolis Public Schools scored significantly higher in phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, and total literacy than children in matched comparison groups. Kindergarten-3rd grade participants across Minnesota demonstrated more than a year's worth of progress on proficiency indicators. 80% of 3rd graders, who successfully completed the program, passed their state reading exams. This matches the pass rate for all Minnesota children, a remarkable achievement for children on a trajectory to failure. Further, research conducted by the Center for Learning Solutions (2012) 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 on-going savings to schools that can be redirected back into the classroom for the benefit of all children. 5051168 AmeriCorps - AmeriCorps, also known 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. 1830267 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 2012-2013, 150 Math Corps tutors served 3,000 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 our impact, as well as make continuous improvements to the model. Our 2011/2012 evaluation indicates that Math Corps is acheiving results. As measured by the Measures for Academic Progress (MAP) assessment, across all grades Math Corps participants are exceeding their growth goals: 80% of 4th graders hit their target growth, 84% of 5th graders, 75% of 6th graders, 59% of 7th graders, and 65% of 8th graders. This means that students are catching up to their peers in the classroom and are making strong progress towards reaching proficiency. In addition, 378 students who had not met the proficiency standard on the state-administered MCA exam in the year prior to receiving Math Corps tutoring, moved to being proficient at the end of the year in which they were tutored. 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Kate Kelly Board Chair The president & CEO of MN false 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 VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees WE HAD A COMPENSATION SURVEY COMPLETED THIS YEAR. SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c 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 11b Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process 990 will be reviewed at board meeting. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d 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 program to increase the number of Minnesota children that are proficient readers by 3rd grade. The program matches trained AmeriCorps members with children from age 3 to grade 3 who need an extra boost to catch up to grade level targets. Minnesota Reading Corps partners with school districts and pre-school 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 Minnesota's top literacy experts. With access to the latest research on reading intervention strategies, trained AmeriCorps members work one-on-one with students, as well as in small group and large group settings, to provide tailored interventions designed especially for each child so that they gain the literacy skills they need at a rate to get on track to read by third grade.ServeMinnesota has demonstrated the capacity to successfully design and implement large-scale initiatives through our literacy program, Minnesota Reading Corps, in which AmeriCorps members ensure children are on a trajectory to become proficient readers by third grade. Once students learn to read, they are ready for the rest of their education, and can read to learn. Research shows this benchmark is critical to later success in school and in life: those who read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to graduate from high school than those who do not. After third grade it is more difficult to bring children to reading proficiency or to teach them the increasingly complex, multidisciplinary information introduced in fourth grade and beyond. Since 2003, Minnesota Reading Corps has helped more than 100,000 struggling readers, age 3 to grade 3, progress toward reading proficiency by the end of third grade. Reading Corps provides what struggling readers need - individualized, data-driven instruction, one-on-one attention, well-trained tutors coached by onsite literacy experts, interventions delivered with fidelity, and the frequency and duration necessary for student achievement. Minnesota Reading Corps is a proven model that consistently delivers measurable results: Reading Corps preschool participants in Minneapolis Public Schools scored significantly higher in phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, and total literacy than children in matched comparison groups. Kindergarten-3rd grade participants across Minnesota demonstrated more than a year's worth of progress on proficiency indicators. 80% of 3rd graders, who successfully completed the program, passed their state reading exams. This matches the pass rate for all Minnesota children, a remarkable achievement for children on a trajectory to failure. Further, research conducted by the Center for Learning Solutions (2012) 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 on-going savings to schools that can be redirected back into the classroom for the benefit of all children. 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 2012-2013, 150 Math Corps tutors served 3,000 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 our impact, as well as make continuous improvements to the model. Our 2011/2012 evaluation indicates that Math Corps is acheiving results. As measured by the Measures for Academic Progress (MAP) assessment, across all grades Math Corps participants are exceeding their growth goals: 80% of 4th graders hit their target growth, 84% of 5th graders, 75% of 6th graders, 59% of 7th graders, and 65% of 8th graders. This means that students are catching up to their peers in the classroom and are making strong progress towards reaching proficiency. In addition, 378 students who had not met the proficiency standard on the state-administered MCA exam in the year prior to receiving Math Corps tutoring, moved to being proficient at the end of the year in which they were tutored. And for those students in grades 4 to 7 who still did not pass the exam, the Math Corps model allows them to continue receiving tutoring services the following year. 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.