Alpha Achievers (Howard County) Annual

Program Summary

This program fosters a positive learning environment to support African American males to attain and maintain a 3.0 GPA. This funding will support program operations as well as providing enhancement to the program by supporting a conference of all participating Alpha Achievers for a day of team building activities, workshops and leadership training.

Target Population

Alpha Achievers is open to African American males in grades 9-12 that have attained and maintained a GPA of 3.0 or better for two consecutive quarters.

Governor's Strategic Goal

Measures

HOCO

How Much We Do: Number of students served. - (Annual)

FY 2016

401

57%

HOCO

How Much We Do: Number of participating students registered for conference. - (Annual)

FY 2016

124

91%

HOCO

How Much We Do: Number of program staff who have completed YPQA Basic training - (Annual)

FY 2015

HOCO

How Well We Do It: Percentage of participating students that were mentored by an Alpha Achiever in 8th grade. (N=Total number of youth served) - (Annual)

FY 2016

11%

-82%

HOCO

How Well We Do It: Percentage of families attending one or more Family Night activities. (N=Number of families.) - (Annual)

FY 2015

73%

-14%

HOCO

How Well We Do It: Percentage of Alpha Achievers attending the conference. (N=Total number of youth served) - (Annual)

FY 2016

31%

24%

HOCO

Is Anyone Better Off: Percentage of participating youth that maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better (N=Total number of youth). - (Annual)

FY 2016

100%

11%

HOCO

Is Anyone Better Off: Percentage of participating students reporting increased knowledge and skills as result of attending the conference. (N=Number of youth attending conference.) - (Annual)

FY 2016

98%

15%

HOCO

Is Anyone Better Off: Percentage of students that report an improvement in their relationships with peers and teachers (based on surveys given in October and May). (N=Total number of youth served.) - (Annual)

FY 2014

90%

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