Outside evaluations suggest that Acelero Learning is indeed effective in delivering improvements in student achievement. As Sipp says, “Our gains are higher because the students are starting out lower.” Nevada comes in dead last for enrollment in preschool for three- and four-year-olds. The high school graduation rate is under 63 percent, ranking 48th per-pupil spending ranks 49th. The achievement gap yawns particularly wide in Nevada, which ranks near the bottom of the 50 states in education outcomes. “We use the data in everything we do, every day, every hour, to make better decisions for children and families” says Rory Sipp, executive director of Acelero Learning’s 11 Clark County Head Start centers, including the one in Henderson.
Every aspect of the program is measured, tracked and analyzed in Shine Insight, Acelero Learning’s proprietary electronic management system. Preliteracy exercises like the reading buddies get children ready to read even before kindergarten.Īcelero Learning’s teachers and staff track more than 30 indicators three times a year, assessing reading and math readiness attendance the effectiveness of coaching for teachers, parents, and family advocates families areas of strengths and needs for support the unaddressed medical needs of students. As soon as kids are enrolled, parents sign a contract, promising to read to their children at least 20 minutes each night, engage them in dialogue and establish consistent family routines. Every element of Acelero Learning’s program is intended to help close the achievement gap for low-income kids.
The daily routine looks relaxed, but there’s nothing casual about an Acelero Learning Head Start program. Ruben “reads” to Isaac, who counts 10 crayons, eight spider legs and three billy goats. It’s cool inside the Acelero Learning Henderson Child Care Center near Las Vegas and the preschoolers are eager to read.Įmily turns the pages of an oversize book about farm life while her “reading buddy,” Francisco, explains that chicken babies are called chicks and that horses wear metal shoes. The 100-degree heat in the Nevada desert limits outside play to 15 minutes for the energetic three-, four-, and five-year-olds.
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