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The Learning Alliance <br />MOONSHOT ACADEMY <br />Grant: $150,000 <br />Funds Used: $150,000 <br />Total Children Served: 400 <br />Focus Area: After School and Summer Recreational Activities and Academic Enrichment <br />Taxonomy Number: B04.03 Afterschool Enrichment <br />Program Description: Moonshot Academy is a multi -faceted enriched literacy afterschool and summer program <br />that provides remediation, additional time for mastery of academic content for struggling students, and <br />enrichment that connects learning concepts. <br />Collaboration: We collaborate with District administration, school based administration, literacy coaches, and <br />teachers to design and implement targeted instruction to remediate students' deficits and apply their learning <br />to real world concepts. We collaborate on curriculum development, implementation, and delivery. <br />Implementation is looked at carefully with onsite managers to ensure effective program delivery. We meet <br />regularly to reflect on data and make adjustments as needed. <br />Fall 2019 Recap: In the Fall 2019 session, we took a targeted approach to implementing Moonshot Academy <br />Afterschool on 4 campuses (Beachland, Citrus, Rosewood Magnet and Vero Beach Elementary). We targeted <br />2nd and 3rd grade struggling readers. 1st graders are served broadly in Moonshot Academy Summer programs. <br />The Fall curriculum delivered was engaging and interactive and revolved around texts that are meaningful and <br />tied to real world concepts: The Wild Robot (3rd Grade) and Waste Not, Want Not (2nd Grade). This customized <br />curriculum provided students opportunities to apply their learning in authentic and meaningful ways. <br />Interventions were done in small groups (1:4) for 30 - 45 minutes in each session, giving students the time and <br />attention needed to grow their literacy skills. <br />Goal 1: Increase reading proficiency in students that are currently in the lower 50th percentile. <br />Result: According to Winter iReady test results, on average, Fall 3rd grade MSA students grew their scale score <br />by 30 points, or 1 full year during the course of Moonshot Academy Fall session. In addition to iReady increases, <br />students in both grades grew their Oral Reading Fluency and Vocabulary based on pre and post assessments. <br />According to post surveys given to parents, 96% of parents would send their child to Moonshot Academy again. <br />And 89% said their child's reading has improved as a result of Moonshot Academy. <br />Spring 2020 Recap: Last Spring we continued our targeted approach to implementing Moonshot Academy <br />Afterschool on 4 campuses (Beachland, Citrus, Rosewood Magnet and Vero Beach Elementary). We targeted <br />2nd and 3rd grade struggling readers. However, our traditional mode of delivery changed abruptly with the <br />onset of COVID-19. We were able to continue to serve about 70 out of the 150 students virtually with 1:1 <br />tutoring. <br />Goal 1: Increase reading proficiency in students that are currently in the lower 50th percentile. <br />Result: We do not have Spring iReady data due to COVID-19 (assessments weren't given). However, we will look <br />at Winter iReady compared to Fall 2020 data when it becomes available. We believe that because we were able <br />to provide targeted 1:1 instruction based on students' needs (a departure from our traditional spAl group <br />