Boys & Girls Club Youth Score High Points!

Local students earn laptop computers for completing web-based Math tutoring program

May 22, 2008

WHAT: Several members of the Joseph B. Whitehead Boys & Girls Club will be presented a laptop computer for their completion of the web-based Math tutoring program AchieveSES.com.

The program was designed to help students prepare for the CRCT and qualifies as a Supplemental Education Services (SES) program under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.  HighPoints Learning, Inc., a state approved SES provider, partnered with Whitehead Boys & Girls Club for the program and will furnish the laptops.  Students were required to complete 60 hours of online Math tutoring. 

WHEN:    Thursday, May 22, 2008

             5:00 p.m.  

WHO:     Members of Whitehead Boys & Girls Club and their parents

             City officials

             Jeetan Singh, President of HPL

             Bill Browning, Regional Sales Manager for HPL  

WHERE:  Joseph B. Whitehead Boys & Girls Club

             1900 Lakewood Avenue

             Atlanta, GA 30315

FAST FACTS:              

• 18 students participated in the program and will receive a free laptop computer
• Whitehead Boys &Girls Club is one of 24 Clubs operated by Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta.
• Eighty-four percent of Boys & Girls Club members come from disadvantaged circumstances
• HighPoints Learning, Inc. (HPL) is an emerging leader in providing web-based content, software and services to the K-12 market. 
• HPL is a state approved SES provider for Online Math tutoring in Georgia and received an “Exceeds State Standards” rating.  Achieve HighPoints is the brand name for HPL’s SES platform.
• Achieve HighPoints has a curriculum based Math application that helps students master math skills at his/her own pace.

 

ABOUT BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF METRO ATLANTA

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta operates 24 Clubs in 12 metro counties in addition to Camp Kiwanis and Youth Art Connection, a gallery and workspace for young artists. A trained and professional staff serves more than 17,000 youth annually by offering specialized programming and a safe haven for at-risk and underprivileged children and teens. Memberships cost only $35 per school year, but scholarships are available for those who need assistance. For more information, please visit www.bgcma.org.