An Athens County Community PArtnershiP • 2011

An Athens County Community Partnership • 2011 Annual Report
College of Health Sciences and Professions
WHO’S WHO
ABOUT KIDS ON CAMPUS
Staff
Our mission
Kids on Campus is a rural partnership that empowers underserved,
at-risk children and their families in
the realization of their full potential
through educational, nutritional and
recreational opportunities.
Guiding the organization are the
beliefs that every child has the potential to succeed, education is the
key to the future, and a supportive
home and community environment
is essential to achieving educational
and social potential.
Interim Program Directors
Kevin Davis, Tina Lenigar
Program Coordinators
Crystal Smith
Amanda Brooks
This report is published annually to
summarize the accomplishments of the
Summer and Afterschool programs of Kids
on Campus. The organization is a community partnership involving a wide range of
individuals and organizations, including the
Trimble, Athens City and Federal Hocking
local school districts, Ohio Department of
Education, Learn and Serve America, Ohio
University’s College of Health Sciences and
Professions, and many others.
©2011 by the Ohio University College
of Health Sciences and Professions
Editor
Jody Grenert
Correspondence regarding
Kids on Campus can be sent to:
Kevin Davis, interim program director
Kids on Campus
W317 Grover Center
Athens, OH 45701-2979
Telephone: 740-566-8543
E-mail: [email protected]
Ohio University is
an Affirmative Action institution.
Our goals
 Provide low-income, at-risk
children with the opportunity to
enhance academic and life skills
through high-quality out-of-school
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programming.
 Give priority enrollment
(75 percent) to children determined to be academically at risk or
whose families qualify for free or
reduced-price school lunches.
 Bring together educational
institutions, businesses, agencies
and community members to aid in
the governance, implementation
and evaluation of Kids on Campus
programs.
 Provide transportation for all
students who need it.
 Create and implement a multidisclipinary and multicultural
curriculum.
 Maintain or increase students’
mastery of concepts taught in reading and mathematics.
 Serve as a model program that
will encourage and challenge other
communities to develop partnerships
to provide services for economically
disadvantaged children.
 Continue expanding educational
experiences to families, schools and
communities.
 Provide nutritious meals and
snacks to all participants.
 Demonstrate healthy approaches
to resolving conflicts, solving problems and making decisions.
 Ensure a safe environment for
the program.
 Secure the necessary funding to
make Kids on Campus programming available to all at-risk children
and families.
W H AT ’ S I N S I D E
Contents
Message from interim program manager | 3
Afterschool Program | 4-7
Summer Program | 8-11
Program partners and supporters | 12-13
Photo gallery | 14-15
On the Web
For more information about
Kids on Campus, go to:
www.ohio.edu/kids
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A M E S S AG E F RO M T H E I N T E R I M P RO G R A M D I R E C TO R
Acknowledgements
Much of the information for this report was
gleaned from two lengthy studies undertaken
by the Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public
Affairs. The center provides applied research
and technical assistance to government and
development organizations, and has worked with Kids
on Campus for several years on the program’s
evaluation efforts. In compiling its studies, the
Voinovich Center team conducted site visits,
interviewed program participants and analyzed data
from surveys and tests.
Some numbers are worth a thousand words
W
hen it comes to describing poverty, sometimes
numbers tell a story better than words. In the
“bad news” category, a few of these numbers include:
 Nearly 16 million U.S. children – more than 1 in 5
– lived in poverty in 2010, according
to the U.S. Census Bureau.
 In more than a third of Ohio’s
88 counties, child-poverty rates are
above 25 percent, according to a
recent report by Children’s Defense
Fund-Ohio.
Kevin Davis
 Nearly 1 in 3 Athens County
children lives in poverty, according
to Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio.
We know that children who struggle with poverty
have the odds stacked against them when it comes to
academic achievement and success. Research shows
that children from low-income families learn as rapidly
as those from more economically advantaged ones
during school hours. It is the lack of participation in
learning activities afterschool and during summer
where economically disadvantaged kids lose ground.
Kids on Campus (KoC) helps many of the children
in Athens County fight these odds. The educational
programs, recreational activities and nutritional meals
provided by KoC help empower children who are
academically at risk and surrounded by rural poverty
to reach their full potential.
When it comes to describing KoC’s successes in
combating poverty, this year’s Annual Report is a good
resource. Flip through the pages and you’ll find plenty
of “good news” numbers that tell a story, too:
 The KoC afterschool program was able to help
1 in 3 young participants improve their reading grade
during the 2010-2011 school year; 27 percent were
Members of
the Kids on
Campus staff
are, from
left, Amanda
Brooks,Tina
Lenigar,
Crystal Smith
and Kevin
Davis.
able to boost their grade in math.
 82 percent of parents said their child does better in class while taking part in the KoC afterschool
program.
 61 percent of parents whose children attended
KoC’s 2011 summer program saw an increase in their
child’s physical activity due to the program.
KoC has a tremendous amount of data available
that demonstrates gains in the academic progress of
the children we serve. We have numbers that indicate students are improving their reading levels, math
scores, homework completion and overall academic
performance. We have numbers that demonstrate the
positive views that school districts and teachers have
of our program. We also have numbers that show high
parental satisfaction with the program.
As you review this Annual Report, we hope you
also look beyond the numbers and data detailing our
successes and take a moment to notice all the smiling
faces. These are the true measure of the difference
KoC makes in children’s lives. Those faces show the
happiness, trust, confidence and self-esteem these
youngsters gain from their relationship with KoC.
Beyond the numbers, both good and bad, these smiles
are what our Annual Report is all about.
We know KoC has enriched the lives of many children in Athens County. And we know this true community partnership could not be possible without the
support, expertise and commitment of our donors,
partners and friends, whom we acknowledge on Pages
12-13. We attribute our success to the collaborative
nature of our program.
Thanks for your support.
Sincerely,
Kevin Davis
KoC interim program director
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A F T E R S C H O O L P RO G R A M : O V E RV I E W
A F T E R S C H O O L P RO G R A M : I M PA C T
Nutrition, homework and activities galore
Surveys and testing gauge program’s success
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82%
M
ore than 450 children in first
through 11th grades participated in the Kids on Campus Afterschool Program during the 20102011 school year, most of whom
qualified for free or reduced-price
lunches.
The program operated at five
schools: Amesville, Chauncey,
Coolville and The Plains elementaries
in those cities; Trimble Elementary
in Jacksonville; and Federal Hocking
Middle/High School in Stewart.
The Afterschool Program began in
1998, but underwent a two-year hiatus from 2001 to 2003 due to a funding loss. The majority of its funding
comes from state and federal grants
administered through the federal
and state Departments of Education.
Programming takes place in gyms,
libraries, cafeterias, playgrounds and
classrooms at each school.
Each school’s program has a coordinator and 20-30 part-time tutors
and program assistants who range
in age from university students to
retirees.
The Afterschool Program’s core
mission is providing math and reading
intervention and homework assistance, and each school devoted at
least 45 minutes a day in this area.
Each school’s program also included
academic enrichment activities and
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healthy snacks.
Fitness and nutrition are emphasized on the playground and in the
classroom. All snacks provided in
the program follow USDA guidelines
and include choices from at least two
food groups.
Program coordinators also emphasize the importance of good behavior,
and each school has its own rules
regarding conflict management and
consequences.
Each program site pursues a different schedule that reflects differing timetables and needs within its
community.
The afterschool activities provide
children with a variety of enrichment
experiences including art, music,
science, computers, multicultural
activities cooking, dancing, physical
exercise, community service and numerous recreational opportunities.
The program was created to help
children who, despite the diligent
efforts of their families and schools,
need additional assistance and activities to meet state mandatory testing
requirements and become proficient
readers, writers and problem-solvers.
These students work best in the
small-group learning environments
that Kids on Campus operates at its
member schools for approximately
30 weeks of the school year.
everal academic tests and surveys
were conducted during the 30week schedule to evaluate the program
and the children’s learning progress.
Surveys of KoC students, parents
and teachers were conducted by
Ohio University’s Voinovich School of
Leadership and Public Affairs, which
provides applied research and technical
assistance to government and development organizations. In addition, the
children took standardized tests aimed
at measuring improvements in reading
and math skills.
On the right side of this page are
highlights of these surveys and tests.
KoC has implemented the LeapFrog
intervention system of interactive software. LeapFrog improves reading and
math skills by providing personal learning paths to accelerate student mastery
of state academic standards.
of parents agreed that their child
does better in school when attending the program.
66%
of elementary school teachers said
the KoC participants in their classrooms had shown
improvement in their academic performance.
63%
of elementary school teachers said
the KoC participants in their classrooms had shown
improvement in completing homework.
60%
of children participating in the program said they learned something new at KoC
34%
of KoC participants improved their
reading grades from fall to spring..
27%
of KoC participants improved their
math grades from fall to spring..
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A F T E R S C H O O L P R O G R A M : snapshot of S C H O O L S
A F T E R S C H O O L P R O G R A M : snapshot of S C H O O L S
Each school takes its own path to success
Activities are fun, healthy and educational
AMESVILLE ELEMENTARY
CHAUNCEY ELEMENTARY
COOLVILLE ELEMENTARY
THE PLAINS ELEMENTARY
Address: SR 329 N, Amesville, OH 45711
Coordinator: Crystal Smith
Program began: 2003
Children enrolled: 40
2011 highlights:
 Puppet, poem and theater research
 Arabic articulation
 Edible institutes
 International Fair family event
 Visit from Petland
 Drum making
 Paper Mache crafts
 Storybook covers
Address: 21 Birge Drive, Chauncey, OH 45719
Coordinator: Amanda Brooks
Program began: 2003
Children enrolled: 50
2011 highlights: More than 100 parents and family
Address: 26461 Main Street, Coolville, OH 45723
Coordinator: Crystal Smith
Program began: 2002
Children enrolled: 52
2011 highlights:
 Swiss Alps replica
 Clay animals
 Italian mummies
 Candy crystals
 Leaning tower of Pisa structures with marsh-
Address: 90 Connett Rd., The Plains, OH 45780
Coordinator: Amanda Brooks
Program began: 2007
Children enrolled: 50
2011 highlights: Academic enrichment activties
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members attended the program’s 4 Family Events,
which featured a magician, making ice cream in a
bag, family reading activities and a cookout. Academic enrichment units included STEM-focused activities (science, technology, engineering and math),
cooking and nutrition, weather, sewing and various
physical activities. Special presentations were given
by the Ohio University Athletics Department,
The Dairy Barn, Ohio Valley International Council,
Hocking College and The Athens News. Each of
the students worked during the spring to research,
write and illustrate their own book. They also each
sewed and decorated their own pillows made from
recycled T-shirts.
mallows and noodles
 Jell-O houses
 Visitor from Wayne National Forest
 Bake sale that raised $65, which that was donated
to the local food bank
included STEM-related pursuits (science, technology, engineering and math), cooking and nutrition,
geography, music, junior achievement and various
physical activities. Special presenters came from The
Dairy Barn, Ohio Valley International Council, Hocking College, and Ohio University’s College of Business
and School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness.
Several teachers noticed improvement in students’
recall of math facts. Given the program’s emphasis on
math facts in the homework room, this was a solid
result. Also, students greatly improved their reading
ability and confidence. Homeroom teachers noticed
that KoC participants volunteered to read more
often during class.
TRIMBLE ELEMENTARY
FEDERAL HOCKING MIDDLE/HIGH
Address: Rt. 3, 18500 Jacksonville Rd., Glouster, OH
Address: 8461 State Route 144, Stewart, OH 45778
Coordinator: Crystal Smith
Program began: 2005
Children enrolled: 66
2011 highlights:
 Thanksgiving Dinner prepared by the children
 Robotics Revolution program
 Storybook making that used food art
 Spa Day
 Zumba
 Cake decorating
 Petland visit
 Sport Club
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Coordinator: Kevin Davis
Program began: 2005
Children enrolled: 63
2011 highlights: Regular activities included:
 Nutritious snack and recess
 Homework assistance
 Computer time
 Newsletters
 Special guests from Ohio University and the
Athens community
The program also held a science fair in which the
children worked on projects for more than a month.
There was also a “free day” in which activity stations
were set up around the school and the kids picked
where they wanted to go and when. These included a
pottery station, popcorn and movie, computer games,
build-your-own veggie pizza and bingo.
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S U M M E R P R O G R A M : T R I M B L E elementary
impact of P R O G R A M
Be Bold program stresses nutrition, exercise
Engaging activities help children to learn
K
T
ids on Campus completed its
16th year of summer programming in 2011 with activities
that involved 124 children, many
of whom qualified for free or
reduced-price school lunches.
The summer program took
place at both Trimble Elementary
School in Glouster and Federal
Hocking Middle School in Stewart (See Page 10 for details on the
Federal Hocking program).
The Trimble Elementary program had 55 partipants in grades
one through five. Students were
placed in one of three 18-person
teams, depending on grade level.
The program included breakfast
and lunch.
Funding for the program was
provided by the Sisters of St.
Joseph Charitable Fund and the
federal 21st Century Community
Learning Center Program, established by Congress to help rural
and inner-city public schools meet
state and local student standards
in core academic subjects.
The program emphasized nutrition, exercise and health in the
hope that the children would then
share their new health-related
knowledge with their families.
Recreation activities focused
on hand-eye coordination and
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sportsmanship. Students practiced
juggling three balls or bean bags
daily. They also participated in obstacle courses and organized team
activities such as soccer.
During the five-week program
each week featured a different science theme. These included birds,
butterflies, Earth, frogs and physics.
Students worked on a variety of
projects including a butterfly journal, birdcalls, seltzer rockets and
slime. Activities were the same for
each team, but they were modified
to fit the skill levels of the three
age groups.
Each of the three teams rotated
through Reading Lab each day
except Friday, which was field trip
day. In Reading Lab, participants
had a chapter book read aloud to
them and they worked on various
reading skills under the supervision of a first-grade teacher from a
neighboring school.
Introduced this year was Accelerated Reader, a program where
students read books and then took
comprehension quizzes online. Each
student in the program received a
report on their progress and reading level.
On the last day, a “family day”
party was held with inflatables and
fun activities for families.
he Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
undertook an evaluation of the Be Bold program that
involved the following elements:
 Assessment of participants’ gains in reading, writing
and word-identification skills.
 Satisfaction survey of participants.
 Satisfaction survey of participants’ parents.
 Staff questionnaire concerning what worked, barriers
and student performance.
Below and on Page 11 are highlights of these surveys
and questionnaires.
81%
of participants in KoC’s summer
program at Trimble Elementary improved their wordidentification skills.
73%
of first-, second-, and third-graders in
the Trimble summer program improved their grade level
in reading by at least three months.
78%
of parents reported improvement in
their child’s reading skills as a result of the program.
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S U M M E R P R O G R A M : F E D E R A L H O C K I N G middle school
impact of P R O G R A M
Lessons on gardening and eating healthy foods
Parents were pleased with children’s progress
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According to surveys of parents of
children in the Be Bold summer program:
unding for the Be Bold summer program
at Federal Hocking Middle school was
provided by federal 21st Century Learning
Community funds, as well as grants from
Bob Evans Farms and the Athens Foundation.
Ohio University’s College of Health
Sciences and Professions provided staff
and volunteers for the program, and the
Community Foods Initiative provided food
for learning and meals, and staff members
to supervise the students as they prepared
menus and meal ingredients. There were 72
participants from grades one through 11, all
from Federal Hocking School District.
A key to the program was its partnership with the Community Foods Initiative,
which operates a “Farm to Cafeteria” project in Athens County schools. The program
emphased growing and cooking meals that
are organic and meat free.
Regular activities included reading,
recreation, gardening, cooking and Earth science. The gardening activity started before
summer as a project by eighth-graders in
preparing soil and planting seeds and plants.
The gardening activities were directly connected to the cooking activities. Students
were involved in the preparation, cooking
and serving of food to all staff and children
attending the program.
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78%
of parents feel that their
child is more prepared for the coming
school year after attending the program.
72%
of the parents rated Be
Bold an excellent summer program.
61%
of parents saw their
children’s physical activity level improve as a
result of the program.
“I felt that my children
were safe in an enriching
environment and seriously
eating healthy meals.”
— Parent
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D O N O R S , PA RT N E R S A N D S U P P O RT E R S
D O N O R S , PA RT N E R S A N D S U P P O RT E R S
With the help of generous benefactors ...
... we put smiles on faces
COMMUNITY
ACEnet
Athena Grand
Athens City/County Health Department
Athens City Pool
Athens City School District
Athens County Children Services
Athens County Dept. of Job and Family Services
Athens County Health Recovery Services
Athens County Library System
Athens Foundation
Athens Humane Society
Athens Historical Society
Athens News
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Athens County
Bob Evans Farms
Burr Oak State Park
Community Food Initiatives
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Coolville Fire Department
Corporation for National Service (COMCorps)
Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development
Dow’s Roller Rink
Federal Hocking Local School District
Good Works Inc.
Hocking College – Dave Sagan
Hocking College Youth Tutoring Program
Hocking, Athens, Perry Community Action
Junior Achievement
Kiwanis Club of Athens
Learn and Serve America
Live Healthy Appalachia
Lowe’s
M&M Inflatables
Nelsonville City Pool
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
Ohio Division of Forestry
Ohio Second Harvest Food banks
Petland Inc.
Play Soccer Appalachia
Precision Imprint
Rural Action
Shag Bark Mill
Sisters of Saint Joseph Charitable Fund
Sunday Creek Watershed
The Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center
Ohio State University Extension – Athens
Tri County Mental Health Counseling Services
Trimble Local School District
United Seniors of Athens County
USDA Summer Food Program
Wayne National Forest Headquarters
OHIO UNIVERSITY
Alpha Delta Phi
Athletic Department
Auxiliary Services
Campus Involvement Center
Campus Recycling
Campus Safety
College of Business
Patton College of Education and Human Services
College of Fine Arts
College of Health Sciences and Professions
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Institute for Local Government Administration
and Rural Development (ILGARD)
Legal Affairs
Literacy Center
Office of Community Service
Office of Finance and Administration
Office of Financial Aid
Office of Institutional Equity
Ohio Valley International Council
Stevens Literacy Center
Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs
…and many other generous community
members
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Kids on Campus
W317 Grover Center
Athens, OH 45701-2979
Telephone: 740-566-8543
www.ohio.edu/kids
College of Health Sciences and Professions