Our Impact

Walking the Dream Path
In 2008, DOL was awarded a Quality Schools Incentive Grant by the Office of the State Superintendent for Education. With that grant, we conducted an after school program at  Nia  Community Public Charter School from February through  August 2009. The program provided a wonderful opportunity for DOL to test Walking the Dream Path’s  impact. Each Nia student who participated in  Walking the Dream Path  generated approximately 80 extra hours of concentrated homework time. In total, the extended homework period lengthened the school year at Nia  by 10 days from February to August 2009. Research has shown that  extensions of learning time  play a vital role in closing gaps in student achievement and helping students reach excellence… one step at a time. The results of extended learning for Nia’s Walking the Dream Path participants were that:
  • 75 % of students  improved their grades
  • 82 % of students  demonstrated classroom behavior improvement
  • 82 % of students  improved their attitudes towards school

Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy — Parkside Campus

During the spring semester of 2010, we completed a 12 week program in which our students made great strides towards self-discovery and personal growth. Our scholars kept journals, made video projects about their vision on high school graduation day and helped make sandwiches for the homeless. At the end of our program period, our 9th graders made amazing progress:

  • Student detentions decreased by 30% over the program period
  • Student suspensions decreased by 27% over the program period

Testimonials

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