| | The After School Program in Glenn County is known as SPARK/ASAP. SPARK stands for Supporting Participation in Academics and Recreation for Kids, and ASAP stands for After School Activities Program (Jr. High). SPARK/ASAP is available to kindergarten through eighth grade students in Glenn County. The program begins at the close of each regular school day and runs until 6:00 p.m.
SPARK/ASAP is designed to provide a safe, engaging, and fun environment for students, and to motivate and inspire learning outside the regular school day.
Recent local evaluations indicate that students involved in the after school program:
- demonstrate positive attitudes toward school, enhanced self-concept, and increased educational aspirations
- show improved social skills and behavior as well as reduced disciplinary incidents suspensions at school
- demonstrate an increase in standardized test scores
- have an increase in regular school day attendance, which leads to improved academic achievement
- show large improvements in achievement among the most high-risk students | |
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