How Sports For Learning Inspires Students
FUNDING SOURCES
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School Connectedness:
86% of students look forward to coming to school when our coaches are on campus
Attendance:
Improves ADA by up to 1.5%
Provides College Mentors:
89% of students enjoy playing and learning from our coaches
PBIS:
Decreases disciplinary referralsby 79%
Improves Chronic Absenteeism:
Increase attendance of chronically absent students by up to 43%
Academic Success:
91% of teachers find students more receptive to learningPartners
“We have had really poor attendance at our school. With Sports for Learning, students are now coming to school and are excited.”
“Since introducing the lunchtime program, disciplinary referrals decreased by 79 percent. Frank West Elementary has logged just three referrals this year…nobody has been suspended.”
“The program was absolutely amazing! The coaches were so easy to work with, very approachable and the kids loved working with them. The coaches made sports easy to understand and encouraged the kids to become active outdoors.”
For the school site, it was a huge benefit to our behavior management (PBIS) in that it provided structured and supervised activities for our at-risk students.”
“Our students enjoy the coaching they receive during their rotations. SFL allows us to provide released time to our teachers for collaboration, and as a result, our student’s academic skills are improving as well as their grades”
“We have seen a huge increase in not only our attendance rate, but also in our academics. The programs provides behaviorincentives. Our students are learning STEM activities as well as doing soccer!”
