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Accountability
Targeted Assistance
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Provider: Knowledge Connection, Inc., A KnowledgePoints Learning Center
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| Provider Details |
| Program Areas: | Reading, Mathematics |
| Grades: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Place of Service: | Student's School, Business, Place of Religious Worship, Community Center, Other |
| Type of Organization: | For Profit |
Experience with:
Limited English Proficient (LEP) students: Yes
Students with disabilities: Yes |
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| Program Description (written by provider) |
| KnowledgePoints offers reading and math tutoring to students in grades 1-12. Tutoring takes place in-person at the student’s school, community locations or at KnowledgePoints Learning Center. The program is held before or after school or on weekends. Each session is 1-2 hours long, once or twice per week, depending on student/parent schedules. Tutors work with students individually in small groups (up to 5 students) to provide personalized instruction. A Learning Plan is created for students based upon their pre-test results and data provided by the school. Our tutors use learning materials that are aligned with the MA Curriculum Framework. Students take a post-test to measure success. KnowledgePoints staff includes state certified teachers. Our communication between tutors/staff, school/district, parents/guardians, provides the best learning environment for student success. |
| Evidence of Effectiveness (written by provider) |
KnowledgePoints uses the California Achievement Test (CAT/5) and/or Achieve Assessment to measure student achievement. These are national standardized tests. Pre and post tests data is used to place students in the program and to measure their results at the end. Students showed significant gains in Math and Reading after 20-30 hours of instruction. In 2008-2009 students continued to show improvement in Math and Reading as evidenced by gains in Grade Equivalency and Percentile ranking.
Analysis of student scores showed Normal Curve Equivalency (NCE) gains of 27 points for Total Reading and 28 points for Total Math. These are exceptional scores when compared to other remedial programs. National model programs are defined by gains of 10 to 15 NCE points over a period of one school year. The KnowledgePoints program results are documented in an independent study conducted by Jerry Litzenberger, PhD in Measurement and Educational Psychology. Parents stated that they saw improvement in the student’s performance and attitude. |
| District(s) Served |
Please note that these are the districts this provider is approved to serve through this contract. Not all of these districts may be required to offer supplemental educational services through Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act. Check with your school or district for more details.
| Ashland Public Schools | Auburn Public Schools | Bellingham Public Schools |
| Cambridge Public Schools | Dedham Public Schools | Dover Public Schools |
| Fitchburg Public Schools | Framingham Public Schools | Franklin Public Schools |
| Grafton Public Schools | Holliston Public Schools | Holyoke Public Schools |
| Hopkinton Public Schools | Hudson Public Schools | Marlborough Public Schools |
| Medfield Public Schools | Medway Public Schools | Milford Public Schools |
| Millis Public Schools | Natick Public Schools | Needham Public Schools |
| Newton Public Schools | Northborough Public Schools | Norwood Public Schools |
| Sherborn Public Schools | Shrewsbury Public Schools | Springfield Public Schools |
| Sudbury Public Schools | Waltham Public Schools | Watertown Public Schools |
| Wayland Public Schools | Webster Public Schools | Wellesley Public Schools |
| Westborough Public Schools | Weston Public Schools | Westwood Public Schools |
| Worcester Public Schools | Worcester Trade Complex | Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter Public District |
| Smith Leadership Academy Charter Public District | Benjamin Banneker Charter Public District | Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter District |
| Sabis International Charter District | Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public District | Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter Public District |
| New Leadership Charter District | North Central Charter Essential District | Boston Renaissance Charter Public District |
| Dover-Sherborn | Lincoln-Sudbury | Northboro-Southboro |
| Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical | South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical |
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