Valley of the Sun Waldorf Education Association, dba Desert Marigold School

Reading curriculum to accelerate and enrich learning and to address learning loss due to COVID. Considering McGraw Hills' Wonders curriculum or Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Journeys curriculum. This curriculum is to be utilized by teachers in the course of the normal school day and school year. The targeted group of students is the entire student population as reading and math skills regressed during distance learning. Included in the population are students from various walks of life including major racial and ethinic group, economically disadvantaged, English learners, gender, migrant status, homeless, and children/youth in foster care.
This program meets the definition of 'evidence-based' interventions as used for programs such as Title I. Specifically, under tier IV is is evident that after school tutoring may have a positive impact on student learning based on outcomes such as improved grades and improved reading and math comprehension.

After school clubs including Garage Band, Guitar, Chess Club, and Book Club are designed to promote social/emotional student-to-student relationships and student-to-staff relationships. Clubs can help students relate to others with similar interests. Clubs are important to foster creative thinking, develop communication skills, and teach students how to work well with others. The targeted group of students are all students from various walks of life including major racial and ethinic group, economically disadvantaged, English learners, gender, migrant status, homeless, and children/youth in foster care.
This program meets the definition of 'evidence-based' interventions as used for programs such as Title I. Specifically, under tier IV is is evident that after school clubs may have a positive impact on student social/emotional interactions based on outcomes such as increased social interactions and developing friendships.