Organization: THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY
Mission: (SEE SCHEDULE O)THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY PREPARES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND CIVIC LIFE THROUGH A PROGRAM FEATURING A DATA-DRIVEN CURRICULUM AND WRAP-AROUND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICE. IT TEACHES ROUGHLY 400 STUDENTS PER YEAR, MOST OF WHOM LIVE IN UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS.
Activities: THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY HAS A SINGLE PROGRAM--EDUCATION VIA DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION AND YOUTH-DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/2020, THE SCHOOL SERVED 385 STUDENTS DURING THE ROUGHLY 180-DAY SCHOOL YEAR AS WELL AS ROUGHLY 250 STUDENTS DURING A 5-WEEK SUMMER SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL'S STUDENTS' SCORES ON STANDARDIZED TESTS ARE CONSISTENTLY ABOVE THE AVERAGE FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT HIGH SCHOOLS IN DC. ALL GRADUATING SENIORS WERE ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION WAS VIRTUAL BEGINNING IN MARCH 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Youth Development