SMART
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Target demographics: Financially-disadvantaged students and families from 5th - 12th grade.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 16 Fifth Graders in our Placement Services; 55 sixth through eighth grade Scholars
Geographic areas served: San Francisco
Mission:
Founded in 1997, SMART’s mission is to provide motivated, financially-disadvantaged students with access to educational opportunities, personal experiences and family support services that would otherwise be unavailable to them.
It is SMART’s goal that upon graduating from middle school, participants will demonstrate a commitment to intellectual development and a strong sense of values positioning them for personal and professional success in high school, college and beyond.
It is SMART’s goal that upon graduating from middle school, participants will demonstrate a commitment to intellectual development and a strong sense of values positioning them for personal and professional success in high school, college and beyond.
Results:
Over 94% of college-aged SMART alumni have enrolled in college; nationally, less than 20% of low-income students who graduate high school pursue higher education.
For the past 4 years, 100% of our graduating 8th graders have been accepted into a charter or private high school, enabling them to continue learning at an advanced level.
For the past 4 years, 100% of our graduating 8th graders have been accepted into a charter or private high school, enabling them to continue learning at an advanced level.
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DanaSF
02/18/11
This is my second year being at tutor at SMART and it is by far my favorite time of the week. The staff at SMART are so dedicated and organized that tutoring is a breeze and so rewarding. I feel adequately trained and prepared to help my student succeed. Of course my student is wonderful, as are all...
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matt15
09/27/10
SMART makes an impact in very tangible and powerful ways. Children who enter the SMART program are virtually assured of attending a college-track high school and have a very high probability of attending college. SMART attracts not just the brightest students, but most importantly those with the ...
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dinae
09/24/10
The SMART community has offered and brought me many opportunities for which I'm truly grateful for. In fifth grade, the SMART program presented me with a scholarship for a private middle school that my family couldn't afford and, knowing that this was a rare and incredible opportunity, my parents ...
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