Our Mission
Overview
PAS (Promoting Academic Success) of Boys of Color is a five year grant initiative funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to develop and analyze ways to combat academic underachievement problems for minority boys.
The project's goals are to mobilize and support partnerships among Head Start, public schools, families and community agencies to focus on and improve the academic and social development of boys of color between 3 and 8 years old.
During the Spring and Summer of this year, the PAS staff completed a rigorous process of selecting sites from nineteen applications. The process included review of applications by at least four team members, completion of an application synopsis that was then returned to applicants seeking additional information, team visits to nine sites, ranking of sites visits, and selection. The four sites selected were school districts in Chicago (Illinois), Lansing (Michigan), Peoria 150 (Illinois), and Polk County (Florida). Most recently, PAS held an exciting two-day meeting of the four funded sites to begin developing cross-site collaboration and discussion about common programs and evaluation measures. The energy and enthusiasm for PAS was palpable. Thanks to all of those who attended!!
PAS Video Presentation
Part 1- How Families Contribute to Problems
[Quicktime 45mg]
Part 2A- What Parents Can Do
[Quicktime 56mg]
Part 2B- How Schools Contribute to Problems
[Quicktime 40mg]
Part 2C- What Schools Can Do
[Quicktime 45mg]
Part 3- How Communities Contribute to Problems
[Quicktime 49mg]
Part 4- What Communities Can Do
[Quicktime 32mg]
If you are not able to view the videos, please go to the link below and download Quicktime.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
