The City of Lakes (CoL) AmeriCorps program seeks to increase the academic language proficiency of long-term English language learners (LTELs) in participating Minneapolis middle schools by providing tutoring, enrichment, and parent engagement activities designed specifically for middle-school LTELs.

Study Goals:

The goal of this study was to determine whether the CoL program has an impact on academic language acquisition of the target students, namely middle school LTELs. The evaluation focused on middle school LTELs in Minneapolis Public Schools for both the served and comparison groups.

Research Questions:

The research questions were:

  • Do students participating in the CoL program have higher growth in academic English skills than students not receiving program services?

Findings:

The evaluation found the following:

  • Students participating in the CoL program exhibit more growth in academic English skills than students not receiving CoL services.
  • A higher percentage of students participating in the CoL program met their language growth target than non-participants.

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Full report

Full Report
MinneapolisPublicSchools.20AC220563.Report2-Revised_508.pdf

Further information

Program/Intervention
AmeriCorps City of Lakes - Long Term English Learners
Implementing Organization
Minneapolis Public Schools
Intermediary(s)

Minneapolis Public Schools

AmeriCorps Program(s)
AmeriCorps State and National
Age(s) Studied
6-12 (Childhood)
Focus Population(s)/Community(s)
Schools
Outcome Category
K-12 success
Study Type(s)
Impact
Study Design(s)
Quasi-Experimental (QED)
Level of Evidence
Preliminary
Researcher/Evaluator
Minneapolis Public Schools Research Evaluation Assessment and Accountability Department
Published Year
2019
Study Site Location (State)
Minnesota