Kenwood Academy High School proposes to provide after-school educational services for neighborhood elementary, middle, and high school children of all ages in a program to use technology to provide homework help, academic enrichment, exploration of the Internet, multimedia activities, and web page design.

Students Served

• Shoesmith Elementary School
• Canter Middle School
• Kenwood Academic Center students (7-12)
• Kenwood Academy

Population served

• Low Income-45.4 %of students are classified as low income.
• 0.2% of students are classified as limited English proficient
• 88.5% Black (African American)
• 5.7% White (Caucasian)
• 3.0% Asian/Pacific Islander
• 2.7% Hispanic
• 0.1% Native American.

 

My proposal is to develop and evaluate a model project that expands access to information technology and related services in an economically distressed urban community, and to demonstrate the educational effectiveness of technology.