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Alliance Afterschool Academy
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The Marion County Children's Alliance (MCCA) was organized in 2000 by our community leaders. Since then the MCCA has worked in many different ways to improve the lives of the 60,000 children in Marion County. To date over 20,000 children have been impacted by MCCA.
"Children First" is our motto. Our commitment is to provide a safe, healthy and nurturing environment where all our children can learn and grow.
Since 2002 the Alliance has offered a variety of afterschool programs; both during the school year and in the month of June. The availability of funding has been the major determinent as to how many children were served.
This past June with financial support from Kids Central we served 800 children at 16 different sites around Marion County. Most of the programs focused on academic tutoring to help students improve their reading and math skills. In addition we offered Spanish, fundamentals of boxing and nutritional education.
Afterschool Tutoring Does Not Have To Be The Same Old Thing!
Children can't learn when they are bored, restless and watching the clock. Afterschool tutoring should be exciting, fun and educational! Depending on the situation we work to provide homework assistance, tutoring in reading, language arts, math and writing as well as arts & crafts and recess time.
Current programs of the Academy:
- Supplemental Education Services (SES)
- Turning Point Mentoring Center
- Summer Enrichment
- Summer Activity Guide
Details of the various programs are described below. |
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Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
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| In order for your child to be eligible for free tutoring your child must attend a Title I school that is identified as a school in need of improvement, corrective action or restructuring AND be eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch. |
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The following elementary schools are eligible for Supplemental Educational Services during the 2009-20010 school year:
Anthony, Belleview, Belleview-Santos, College Park, Dunnellon, East Marion, Eighth Street, Emerald Shores, Evergreen, Fessenden, Ft. McCoy, Greenway, Kingsbury Academy, Maplewood, Marion Charter, Oakcrest, Ocala Springs, Reddick-Collier, Saddlewood, Shady Hill, South Ocala, Sparr, Stanton-Weirsdale, Ward Highlands and Wyomina Park.
For additional information about Supplemental Educational Services visit: Federal Programs' Supplemental Educational Services
To enroll, please contact Cristy Davidson at (352)620-7652.
Why Enroll With Marion County Children's Alliance (MCCA)?
1. Local non-profit organization founded in 2000;
2. Fifth year providing SES;
3. All curriculum is of high quality, research based and specifically designed to increase academic achievement;
4. Certified teachers and paraprofessionals;
5. Trained bilingual staff;
6. No more than 5 students in a group;
7. Tutoring sessions at your child's school or community location;
8. Individualized learning plan for each student;
9. Tutoring in reading, language arts and math, and
10. Monthly progress reports to parents and schools. |
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Turning Point Mentoring Center (Forest)
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| Turning Point Mentoring Center is funded by the United Way of Marion County to provide homework assistance and tutoring in reading, language arts and mathematics for students in kindergarten-fifth grade on Mondays-Thursdays. |
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Summer Enrichment
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Marion County Children's Alliance since 2003 has funded Summer Enrichment programs in school, church and community settings.
In addition, this is our 9th year of collaboration with Family Times Publishing publishing 50,000 copies of the 2009 Summer Activity Guide (SAG) distributed throughout the community to assist parents in finding activities for their children during the summer months.
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