Pays Yemeni students association up to $60,000 for literacy mentoring for Arab and Afghan American students
The American Association of Yemeni Students and Professionals will work with teachers and families to find students with low literacy, and use high school and college students as literacy mentors for elementary students. The term is August 16, 2021 to May 27, 2022, and the Board is ratifying it after the start date.
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- Action
- New agreement
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- Classroom & academic programs
- Term
- Aug 16, 2021 – May 27, 2022
- This vote
- $60,000
- Funding
- Central Office Supplemental
- Resource / site
0005-929- Vendor no.
006894- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
21-1930· agendaV.-27- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 8, 2021
Official text
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2021-2022 by and between the District and American Association of Yemeni Students and Professionals (AAYSP), Dearborn, MI, for the latter to collaborate with teachers, school support staff, and families to identify students that would benefit from program; focus on students with low literacy rates and other students who can benefit from engaging with culturally relevant lesson plans proving to uplift their confidence within the classroom; tackle the issue of literacy among Arab and Afghan American students by working with high school and college students who will act as literacy mentors to targeted elementary students, via Office of Equity, for the period of August 16, 2021 through May 27, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report