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CROSSOVER MISSION Crossover (2015 — 2016 Grant Report) Total $ Spent for 2015-16: $19,000 Number of Children Served for 2015-16: 72 % of Goals Achieved: Goal 1: 83% Goal 2: 100% Goal 3:100% GOAL #1: Academic Performance: To increase academic performance as measured by grade reporting from each school to a passing grade for the year, including 100% Course Recovery completion for any failed courses. To have 90% of active Crossover enrollees to become academically eligible to participate in school sports the next school year. • Crossover achieved 83% of its academic goal for students who remained committed to Crossover. Student results from the Academic Mentoring Program (AMP) from the 2015-16 school year were positive with upper -end gains to 49% of the Crossover population achieving AB Honor Roll, 26% with a C (2.0) but had a full 25% high-risk students earning between 1.0-1 9 GPA. While 100% of students passed the grade, only 75% achieved the targeted 2.0 academic eligibility requirement. This is the result of a greater number of "high risk" students joining the program from school referrals and needed time to work with them. • We lost five high risk students from the program; the structure was too intense, work too hard and they disappeared or quit. Note, Crossover chases after its registered participants by calling parents/guardians, driving to their homes, calling schools, talking with teachers, and having other Crossover participants reach out. It is highly disappointing and even heartbreaking to watch students leave after relationships have been developing and investments have been made in them. We do not let participants easily quit but after repeated months of attempts, we also realize that we can only help those who are willing and committed. • Now, into the new 2016-17 school year, we see continued effort but a new mix of challenges, especially for our 7th — 10th grade students who face End of Course (EOC) exam requirements for graduation. Because of our students' continued failure of state tests (FSA and EOC), even despite AB honor roll grades, many have become disillusioned about graduation. The reading component as well as the abstract nature of questions from Common Core state tests including math tests continues to be the challenge for our population of students. We have begun to work on solutions and organize test preparation in partnership with the schools. We are determined that our students who are willing to work hard, WILL graduate from high school. • The Crossover Academy, Summer Acceleration Camp was initiated as a pilot in Summer 2016 for selected incoming 5th -7th graders. The purpose of this 5 -week camp was to make efforts to bring struggling students up to grade level in math and reading through P196