The Club 2012 Phenomenon: How Parents Can Partner With Schools for the Academic Success of African American Males (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781987528640)

Since 2006, the national high school graduation rate has continued to increase, however, black students only graduated at 75% in 2015 as compared to 88% for whites. Black males in particular are under-represented in advanced placement (AP) classes and have lower standardized test scores. As a parent of two young boys, Ms. McGill Carpenter set out to identify the underlying causes of the achievement gap and create a solution. The result was Club 2012. The impact was tremendous The participants achieved a 100% high school graduation rate. Additionally, close to 75% of the young men graduated from college. This groundbreaking book offers parents a way to work with schools to create the environment needed to allow young Black men to thrive in school. Inside these pages you will learn: -The real reasons behind the achievement gap -Why Parent involvement is essential to academic achievement -How to set children up for success in kindergarten so they're not playing catch-up in grades 1-12 -How to use the 'Village Approach' to connect families with the school system -The secret sauce of positive peer pressure, parent involvement, and high expectations

Author: M. Ed Gabrielle McGill Carpenter
ISBN-10: 1987528646
ISBN-13: 9781987528640
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2018
Pages: 330
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d