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Peggy Goldberg
Project Director
City of Tempe
Westside Community Center
715 West 5th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone: 480-858-2465
Peggy_Goldberg@tempe.gov

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Program Impact

Tempe Program Impact In the 2007-2008 school year:
  • 100% of Principals rate the Experience Corps program as a very effective intervention

  • 70% of tutors were rated by teachers as having a strong or very strong impact on Student progress

  • 90%of Teachers rated Experience Corps as a very effective intervention

  • 99% of Tutors rated Experience Corps as a very satisfying volunteer experience

  • Student Test results 2009 -2010
    The following data lists the percentage of students participating in the Experience Corps program who met or exceeded the grade level expected growth or benchmark as measured by the DIBELS reading assessment.

  • 100% of Experience Corp's Kindergarten Students Met and/or Exceeded grade level benchmarks

  • 83% of Experience Corp's 1st Grade Students Met and/or Exceeded grade level benchmarks

  • 61% of Experience Corp's 2nd Grade Students Met and/or Exceeded grade level benchmarks

  • 65% of Experience Corp's 3rd Grade Students Met and/or Exceeded expected growth


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