2020–21 REPORT

City Year Jacksonville

Students have faced many uncertainties and adapted to new ways of learning during the pandemic. City Year Jacksonville remained a constant in students’ lives, both in Duval HomeRoom and in classrooms. From online learning to being back in the classroom, we implemented our evidence-based intervention model while using one of our foundational values, “Students First, Collaboration Always”, to find new ways to meaningfully connect with students.

OUR LONG-TERM IMPACT IN JACKSONVILLE

3,200 IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 3,000 IN MATH

3,100 WITH ATTENDANCE

3,300 WITH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS

NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED FROM 2015-2019

City Year Jacksonville AmeriCorps Members serve full-time as student success coaches, partnering with teachers to support student academic and social-emotional learning; building positive and consistent relationships with students; and helping to create learning environments where everyone in the school community can thrive. Data over multiple years demonstrates the growth of Duval County Public School students working with our AmeriCorps Members.

OUR IMPACT IN DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Among “focus list” students who received evidence-based support from City Year AmeriCorps members in small groups and one-on-one sessions:*

55%improved their skill level by a year or more in English Language Arts

50%improved their skill level a year or more in math

44%improved from low attendance to at least 90% attendance in the fourth quarter

52%showed meaningful growth in social-emotional competencies, such as responsible decision making, goal directed behavior and self-management

*average growth percentages over the school years 2015-2019

STORIES FROM SERVICE THROUGH THE PANDEMICCity Year Jacksonville students continue to show incredible growth through the pandemic. Last year Jessie*, a third-grade student attending Susie Tolbert Elementary School increased her Lexile score by 240 points, equivalent to more than two years’ worth of growth in English Language Arts.

“Building trust was a turning point for her,” said Danielle, the AmeriCorps Member working with Jessie. Danielle knew Jessie had the ability to succeed, but it was clear the months of online learning had taken its toll on her. They worked together to help Jessie regain her motivation, which eventually led to her working harder and even stepping into a leadership role in her small group sessions. It is because of the strong and trusting relationship Danielle formed with Jessie that she felt confident to share her obstacles and work to overcome them.

Danielle smiled as she shares her excitement to be back at Susie Tolbert Elementary for a second service year. She is ready to be back with students and “make even more of an impact this year.”

*name changed for privacy

COVID-19 caused an abrupt closure of schools and a shift to distance learning that further exposed long-standing, systemic inequities. City Year was able to lean into our evidence-based, holistic Whole School, Whole Child (WSWC) services and the strength of our school and district partnerships. This enabled us to adapt to local needs, innovate, and continue serving students, teachers and schools through the pandemic and as our communities re-opened schools.

HOW WE HAVE RESPONDED DURING COVID-19

As student success coaches, City Year AmeriCorps members serve full-time as near-peer tutors, mentors and role models who are trained to connect with and support student academic and social-emotional growth and success. During the pandemic, some aspects of service have looked different, but the core of our work remains the same. AmeriCorps members focus on:

• Building consistent, caring and positive relationships with students every day• Partnering with teachers to ensure students are engaged with their learning• Contributing to a sense of joy, stability and belonging to the school experience

Students have experienced interruptions in their learning and in their lives because of the pandemic. Because City Year’s research-informed services emphasize both social-emotional and academic growth, we’ve worked to provide mental health and holistic well-being supports that students and teachers need right now—and that are essential for learning to take place.

CITY YEAR’S SERVICE DURING COVID-19

OUR RESPONSE IN JACKSONVILLE

Despite the challenges and abrupt transitions caused by COVID-19, 90 City Year AmeriCorp Members stood strong and remained steadfast in their service. We started the year supporting hybrid learning in two modes: in classrooms and online through Duval HomeRoom. We worked alongside students and teachers to transition back to brick-and-mortar, ensuring a continuity of learning, relationships and emotional support for our students.

Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, one constant students could rely on amid the uncertainty was City Year’s caring presence every day.

LAST YEAR, WE SUPPORTED STUDENTS IN JACKSONVILLE WITH:

90 CITY YEAR AMERICORPS MEMBERS

4,683 HOURS OF DATA-DRIVEN SUPPORT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

4,763 HOURS OF DATA-DRIVEN SUPPORT IN MATH

1,485 STUDENTS SERVED

Betty and Tom Petway

Brooke and Hap Stein

Cindy and Dan Edelman

Cindy Sanborn and Beth Ann Andrews

Corkie and Clarence Gooden

THANK YOU TO OUR 2020-2021 BOLDCY DONORSAbbie Ceja

Agnes and Jose Parino

Agnes Wyman

Alex Gayda and Dan Foley

Alexa and Thomas Caron

Alicia and Walt Somers

Allishia and Joshua Bauman

Amanda Crawford

Amy and Anthony Kistka*

Anay Abraham

Andrew Kropp-Sullivan

Anne DeMartini

Benjamin Nasrallah

Bill Ferry*

Brandie Harris

Brandon Synder

Brian Haugabrook

Briana Scott

Carol Billings

Chante Caines

Charity Tubalado Jovanovic and Stevan Jovanovic

Chrissy and Matthew Minnick

Connor McCullough

Dawn and Michael Huskey

Deidre Brearley

Denise Weis

Donna and MG Orender*

Dr. Adriane Lyles

Dr. Andrea Fritschle*

THANK YOU TO OUR 2020-2021 RED JACKET SOCIETY MEMBERSWHO INVEST IN STUDENT SUCCESS AT A LEVEL OF $10,000 OR MORE

SITE SPONSORS

TEAM SPONSORS

PROGRAM AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPONSORS

Delores Barr and J Wayne Weaver

Diane and Steve Halverson

DuBow Family Foundation

Ellen and Jim Wiss

Kelly and Erik Smith

Margaret and Robert Hill

Michael J Ward and Jennifer Glock

Monique and David Miller

Nancy and Gary Chartrand

Peggy and JF Bryan IV

Polly and Bobby Stein

Poppy and Robert Clements

Stephanie and Tim Cost

Teresa and Michael Radzinski

Dr. Barbara Darby*

Dr. Dana and Bradley Kriznar

Dr. Lesley and David Hull

Drew Kallio

Dykisha Potter

Emily Wasek

Erica Rickey

Erika Elena

Felecia Wimbish

Gina and Wes Stapp

Gina Cotter

Ginger Meeder

Grace Andrews and Kevin McGroarty

Haley Tinkle

Heather and Jamison Fincher

Honorable Darryl Willie

Howard Sacks

Jacob Gordon

Jacqueline Davies

Jacqueline Sofer

Jaime Guichard

Jamal Jones

Jamie Doty

Jan Healy and Chuck Hyman*

Jasmine-Joy and Maasai Singleton

Jay Thompson

Jessica Sierra

John Kitchens

Johnson Ho

Jonathan Camhi

Jordan and Dr. Jarrad Plante

Joseph Hernandez and Jeremy Ratliff

Juanita Broadnax

Judy and Bill Lauch

Karen Bowman

Katy Ward

Kelly Riggle and Mark Hower

Kelly Riggle

Kim Rutkowski

Kira Gawlak

Kylee Nelson

Lauren Christensen

Lisa Garbin-Cornack and John Cornack

Lisa Nichols

Lisa Owusu

Lorri Roberson

Major William Goetz

Margaret and Perry Riggle

Margaret Duffy

Mari Kuraishi and Dennis Whittle

Marriette Chalwell

Marshall Hill*

Meralis Hood

Michael Stevens

Michelle and Paul Woods

Michelle and Ricky Bedoya*

Michelle Vidal

Milena Gil

Molly Wolf

Monica Murray

Nina Waters

Noemie Tilghman

Norma Tubalado

Nyah Vanterpool

Olga Corona de la Cruz

Pamela Cummins

Paola Gonzalez

Randy Meg Kammer and Jeff Wollitz

Rosamond Smith

Rose and Ronald Gayda

Sahib Singh

Sarah Szymborski

Sorcha Baty

Suncana Cvjetkovic

Sunny Gettinger and Trey Csar*

Susan and Mark Gentry

Tabitha Harvey

Thomas Sunchuk, Jr.

Tina Wirth and Carrie King*

Valerie Ortiz

Virginia Hopkins

William Miracky

Yaphet Morales

Yvonne Hale

* boldCY members giving at the leadership level of $1,000 or more

Edelman Family Foundation

Chartrand Family Foundation

Weaver Family Foundation

Bank of America

Citi Bank

EMCM Foundation

Florida Blue

TIAA Bank

Sea Best

Wawa