by Springboard Collaborative | Jan 17, 2019 | Education Leaders, Teachers
It was a sunny July day in Bryant Park, and my friends were busy discussing their internships, comparing photos of their office cubicles. When I was asked for a photograph, I showed them a photo of my school in Brooklyn. “Is your cubicle inside there?”...
by Kendall LaParo | Jan 9, 2019 | Education Leaders, Families, Teachers
We know that getting families to take time out of their busy lives to attend school events can be a challenge. When we survey Springboard staff before a program starts, we consistently find that they don’t feel confident that they will see high family attendance at...
by Springboard Collaborative | Nov 28, 2018 | Education Leaders, Teachers
What would you think if you saw 20 teachers walking down your block in matching shirts? What would you think if those teachers knocked on your door the week before school? You might be thinking, why would that many teachers ever go on a home visit? Welcome walks are a...
by Kendall LaParo | Oct 23, 2018 | Education Leaders, Teachers
Impact Series is a series that highlights and expands on statistics that we don’t get to explore or celebrate in our national reports. These posts will give more insight into our data collection and our results. For previous posts, explore the Impact Series tag....
by Springboard Collaborative | Oct 10, 2018 | Education Leaders, Families, Teachers
One of the goals of Taylor School, like all elementary schools, is to prepare our students to be lifelong English readers. And our school administration wanted to run a Springboard program to help achieve this goal for our students.  But at Taylor, most of our...
by Alanna DiGioia | Sep 20, 2018 | Education Leaders, Teachers
If you are familiar with Springboard Collaborative, you know how busy it can be preparing for family workshops. From setting up breakfast to printing family packets, every little detail must be attended to. In Springboard’s Schoolyear program, workshop day is all the...
