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CROSSOVER MISSION 1965 42nd Avenue, Suite 3, Vero Beach, FL 32960 Tutoring and Mentoring Program Grant: $50,000 Funds Used: $50,000 Total Children Served: 70 unduplicated children served. Cost per child: $714.29 Focus Area Addressed: The primary goal of Crossover Mission, Inc. is to support Indian River County's at -risk and under -resourced youth, age 8-18, with year-round athletic training, academic tutoring and personal mentoring, so they may reach their full potential and live successful and productive adult lives. Program Description: The Crossover program has a two-pronged approach. The first prong is the Crossover Basketball training program aimed at making the sport available to those who would otherwise be disqualified due to financial hardship, academic restrictions, or other family limitations. The second prong is the Academic Mentoring Program (AMP), an on-going tutoring program where students' academic performance is monitored weekly and who are supported by one-to-one academic mentors who meet with each student athlete 1-5 times a week. GOALS AND OUTCOMES Goal 1: To increase academic performance as measured by grade reporting from each correlating school to a passing grade for the year, including 100% Course Recovery completion for any failed courses. To have 90% of active Crossover student players become academically eligible to participate in school sports the next school year. Baseline: Reported grades for 2017-2018 School Year. Result: Report cards from the 2017-18 year demonstrated that between 60% of Crossover students earned an average GPA over 2.5 (A/8 Honor Roll) with only 14% falling below a 2.0. This is especially significant because of the 2.0 GPA requirement for school sports participation. A 2014 study from the International Journal of Exercise Science found that "athletes across all ethnic groups in their study were less likely to drop out of school than non - athletes and suggested that participating in sports may help minorities matriculate and become acculturated when related to future academic success." Goal 2: To increase the Crossover attendance percentage to 75%+ for those Crossover student players who MUST attend tutoring due to a GPA less than 2.0 and to increase the attendance percentage at athletic training sessions to 75%+ with training 3x per week. Outcome measured by attendance rosters during the school year. Greater student player connection to Crossover means lessened delinquency, truancy and gang involvement. Exception to the attendance rule is made for student players participating in other school sports/educational activities. Baseline: 2016-2017 School Year Attendance Rosters. Result: The attendance rate for the 2017-18 school year varied dramatically by season from 85% in Q1 to 38% in Q4. For those who were academically struggling, becoming eligible to 21 54