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OUR IMPACT / 2023 - 2024 CASE STUDY

Impact Report 2023 – 2024

Participants gained approximately 5 months of reading growth on average in essential literacy skills.

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28,042

Students attended (+46% over AY 22-23)

3,040

Teachers trained

2,131

Family workshops (+70% over AY 22-23)

282

Title 1 schools (+39% over AY 22-23)

Student impact

5 Months of reading growth on average in essential literacy skills

47% reading gap closed, on average, between students initial reading level and grade expectations. Students reading at or above grade level nearly doubled — from 31% before to 56% after Springboard Collaborative.

91% Family workshop attendance

When parents are engaged as partners, reading outcomes are amplified. Children spent 13 minutes reading at home every day on average before Springboard Collaborative. After, children spent 21 minutes — a 62% increase.

Family impact

Months of reading growth in 7-10 weeks

N=25,109 students who participated in Springboard Collaborative academic year 2023-2024 programming.

Starting reading level Growth during program Remaining gap to grade level
Pre-K/TK (n=25,109)
K (n=1,876)
1st (n=2,595)
2nd (n=2,639)
3rd (n=2,441)
4th (n=1,456)
74%
60%
52%
36%
26%
Grade level expectations (NWF = Nonsense Word Fluency)

Educator & district leader impact

3,040

Trained educators used Springboard Collaborative's playbook in their classrooms.

98%

of our school/district leaders would recommend Springboard Collaborative to a colleague

93%

of participants agreed that family workshops helped them to build relationships with students' families

97%

of participants say working with Springboard Collaborative helped them develop as a teacher/leader

94%

of participants say they learned something new about literacy instruction

Springboard Collaborative is the best! I love the way my teacher breaks down our high-frequency words in order for us to learn how to read them. I like to use the spelling-sound pattern to help decode and spell words.

Latrell

Springboard Collaborative student, Baltimore City Public Schools

47%
Reading gap closed

On average, between students initial reading level and grade expectations.

91%

of families attend Springboard Collaborative workshops to support their children's reading goals

89%

of families agreed that Springboard Collaborative improved their family's reading routine

62%

increase in daily reading time at home (from 13 to 21 minutes)

Participating school districts

  • Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
  • Baltimore City Public Schools
  • Boston Public Schools
  • Chicago Public Schools
  • DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
  • Fowler Unified School District
  • Fresno Unified School District
  • Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Lynn Public Schools
  • Natomas Unified School District
  • Oakland Unified School District
  • Peabody Public Schools
  • Randolph Public Schools
  • San Francisco Unified School District
  • Santa Rosa City Schools
  • New York City Public Schools
  • West Contra Costa Unified School District

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Get the complete After-School Program Impact Report for Academic Year 2023-2024.

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