Carpenter Elementary hosts math, language arts, English Learner and special education support
Ann Arbor Public Schools has welcomed more than 500 elementary students to Carpenter Elementary School this summer as part of the district’s Elementary Summer School Program, an effort designed to help students in kindergarten through fourth grade build skills before returning to class in the fall.
The program, which runs weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from June 22 through Friday, July 17, offers support in math and language arts, along with English Learner services and support for students receiving special education services. Breakfast, lunch, and transportation were provided for eligible students depending on the sessions they attended. Enrollment was by invitation for students in kindergarten through fourth grade.
Michelle Hubbard, who co-administered the program alongside Leslee Bullock, said the summer has gone well.
“We are thrilled to have students coming this summer for support in math, language arts, EL, as well as some of our students with OSC support,” she said. “We are working on intervention and helping our students make gains before we head back to the fall. It’s been a fabulous summer serving well over 500 students throughout the program.”
Taylor Hudson, who taught English Language this summer, said the program gave students a chance to grow both academically and socially.
“It’s been really great to see students that don’t even know each other, conversing, growing their English skills, and just growing more confident as the summer progresses,” said Hudson.
The program’s focus on intervention aimed to give students a stronger foundation heading into the fall, administrators said, with staff working directly with students on the skills identified as areas of need.
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