Great News! County Executive Proposes Phasing In Excel Beyond the Bell Program to all
Middle Schools
To help close the achievement gap, our County Executive Isiah Leggett proposed at last night's State of the County Address to extend the Excel Beyond the Bell program, part of his Positive Youth Development Initiative, during the summer at the current EBB schools, and to phase in EBB to all middle schools. He said, "This program is critically important to middle school. And, for many kids at that age, after-school means coming home when their parents are still at work and the house is empty." To learn more about Excel Beyond the Bell, check out one of the videos MCPS TV did showcasing our collaborative work:
EBB Video Part 2:
MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr talks about Excel Beyond The Bell with Gabriel Albornoz of the Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Special thank you to MCPS TV for producing these videos. |
What People Are Saying About Excel Beyond the Bell
"I want to thank you for the support and tutoring my daughter received last year at One Dream Academy. She is now more confident and her grades for third grade improved very much since her enrollment in One Dream Academy...her skills in math and science improved considerably. She also got better in social skills, making it easier for her to make new friends and to stand [up] for her rights when she needs to," proud and grateful parents from Strathmore Elementary School.
"The EBB at Loiderman is going really well - I think we have finally tweaked our approach enough that its really working - we have 17 kids in the class - its so awesome! Thanks for all of the training that you are doing - its finally sinking in," EBB Provider |
Excel Beyond the Bell Data
Fall Session 2012-
Serving 5 Middle Schools
Student Responses Regarding Program Quality: percent agree or strongly agree, n=516
% Enrolled More than 1 Day |
Argyle MS |
61% |
Clemente MS |
58% |
Forest Oak MS |
89% |
Loiederman MS |
77% |
Neelsville MS |
57% |
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