City Year

Mission: Mission:

City Year's mission is focused on advancing educational equity and developing diverse leaders who can work across lines of difference to create positive change.

Program Description: Program Description:

City Year's AmeriCorps members serving as Student Success Coaches (SSCs) are diverse young adults who serve full-time on teams in systemically under-resourced K-12 schools. They implement City Year's core Whole School Whole Child program, forming near-peer, developmental relationships and providing research-based, integrated social, emotional and academic supports for students, combined with whole classroom and school supports to enable rich learning environments. City Year's SSCs partner with teachers to provide supplemental capacity and personalize the learning environment. They use youth development strategies and student data on social emotional skills and early warning indicators of high school graduation and post-secondary success, such as attendance, behavior and ELA and math course performance, to accelerate students' holistic development.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Academic Intervention
Other
Other type of service

Student Success Coaching

Website Address
https://www.cityyear.org/about/
Year Started
1988
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Boston, Massachusetts
States of Operation
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Florida,
Illinois,
Louisiana,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
New Hampshire,
New York,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Washington,
Wisconsin,
Virtual
Operation Locations
Little Rock, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Jose, Denver, DC, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Chicago, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Boston, Detroit, Kansas City, Buffalo, New York, Cleveland, Columbus, Tulsa, more
Most recent number of students served
38000
Subject Offered
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading,
Social Studies
Grade Levels
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade
Languages Offered
English
Race/Ethnicity breakdown of tutors
Hispanic or Latino- 17%, American Indian or Alaska Native-1%, Asian- 7%, Black or African American 37%, White 37%
Setting
During School,
Out of School
Delivery Mode
Blended,
In-Person
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1-4:1
Number of Sessions Per Week
3
Number of Minutes Per Session
30
Number of Weeks Per Program
26
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description

Calls home, family literacy and engagement events.

Organization Type
Nonprofit
Customer Type
District, Parent, School, Student
Cost to District/ School/ Non-Profit
This direct cost is funded through public education and federal AmeriCorps dollars.
Type of Tutor
Tutoring Staff, Other
Other tutor type
AmeriCorps members
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
Yes
RCT Citation

https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Addressing-Early-Warning-Indicators_2016.pdf

Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
Yes
QED citation

https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PSAstudy2015.pdf https://www.cityyear.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/EGC_CityYearReport_BalfanzByrnes.pdf

Contact Email
mdavis@cityyear.org
Contact Name
Michael Davis; Stephanie Wu