The Extended Learning Collaborative is a coalition of over 30 community partners that provide after-school and summer programming for Pre-K - 6th grade students across nearly 250 sites throughout Tarrant County.
The ELC helps partners incorporate effective literacy practices into their programming to align instruction students receive in and out of school, monitor student progress, and create a forum for continuous improvement.
TARRANT COUNTY'S NEED
Only 46 percent of 3rd grade students in Tarrant County ISDs are reading at grade level.
Source: TEA, STAAR Prelim Results 6/14/24; TEA, TAPR Student Enrollment Report, Reporting Year 2024
Students with lower academic achievement in early grades struggle to catch up. Acting now is crucial for Tarrant County students' future academic success.
Our strategy is to eliminate summer slide by scaling effective practices that align with classroom instruction across thousands of Tarrant County students.
OUR IMPACT
97
%
of students gained or maintained literacy levels with 75% improving their literacy performance.
%
47
of participating students met their MAP target growth, compared to 43% of their peers who did not participate in the ELC program.
%
41
increase in student enrollment over the prior year.
17,300
students participated, collectively, in the 2023 After School and Summer Scholars Collaboratives.
AND WE ARE NOT STOPPING HERE.
Source: Summer and Spring ELC Analysis, Reporting Year 2023
LITERACY SUPPORT SPECIALIST APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Extended Learning Collaborative Summer Scholars provides access to quality summer learning programs to kindergarten through fifth graders, with primary emphasis on kindergarten through third graders in order to reinforce literacy skills over the summer.
Extended Learning Collaborative Partners
"Participating in the ELC has allowed us to think creatively and collaborate with others whose mission and vision are also centered around the issues of improving literacy skills for children in our area."
Lynne Rhodes, Executive Director, Project Transformation Central Texas
