Corporate Experience with Out of School Programming

As early as 2002, Baseline principals have provided Supplemental Educational Services in accordance with No Child Left Behind legislation in Michigan, Alabama, North Carolina, California, Arkansas, Ohio, Florida, and Georgia. Doing business as Carter, Reddy, and Associates, a provider authorized to offer supplemental educational services to eligible students in after school settings began in 2002 and ended in 2013 when the funding from NCLB’ Supplemental Educational Services were exhausted. Students received detailed assessments in English language arts and mathematics and individualized learning plans were developed for each student. This multi-state initiative we launched provided services to several thousand students.Funding Source: NCLB Title One Supplemental Educational Services.

In 2009, we submitted application for 21CCLC programming and was awarded a 5-year grant for Dreamland Academy (Little Rock), and we provided a comprehensive out of school program that included academic tutoring in reading and mathematics, and they received significant enrichment activities that included recreation (basketball and volleyball), dance, martial arts, painting, graphic arts, computer games, and field trips to local areas of interest for 100 students. Funding Source: 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Arkansas Department of Education.

In 2014, our corporation was approved by the Michigan Department of Education to provide external academic services to Michigan Tier 1 and Tier 2 schools. We embedded consultants in Detroit Public Schools’ Osborn Evergreen High School and provided in class tutoring for students and after school programming for MSTEP and SAT preparation. Similarly, we provided Before and After School services to students enrolled in the Webber Media Arts Academy located in Pontiac providing students in grades K-2 with literacy tutoring and their 3-8 counterparts with academic and enrichment programming. We embedded consultants in Hope Academy (Detroit) who provided tutoring in reading development for students in grades 3-8. Funding Sources: These services were funded by Title One, the Michigan Department of Education’s Third Grade Reading Development Initiative.

Current Programming: Baseline provides academic tutoring and enrichment for K-12 students. Funding for this tutoring is provided by Baseline Human & Educational Services and private donors. Current successful implementation of before and after school programming takes place in Oak Park, Michigan where Saturday programming provides academic and enrichment services for students in elementary and middle school settings. Funding Sources for Current Programming: Baseline sponsors 50 high school students, donors sponsor 20 students, parents pay a nominal fee, and those unable to pay receive services for no cost.