Serving over 450
students in grades 5/6 at Tom McCall Upper Elementary
The Tom McCall Community Learning Center will engage,
nurture, and inspire youth to find and navigate their own personal compass. Our goal is to
create partnerships with students, families and community members that focus on
equity, cultural diversity, and academic achievement.
The two main components to Tom
McCall’s CLC are Enrichment Clubs and Academic Classes offered Monday-Thursday
for 30 weeks.
Clubs
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We offer a wide range
of Club choices to address both introverted and extroverted personalities, race
and equity focuses, technology and application learning, as well as creative
arts and leadership focuses.
Clubs include academic areas, enrichment activities (arts
and crafts, Origami, gaming and chess), STEM/STEAM (i.e., AKA Science, STEM
Garden, Roots & Shoots), recreational sports (Soccer Club, Basketball/Football Club, Mid
City Breakers, Hip Hop Dance), arts and music(i.e. Drama Club, Orchestra, Band,
Percussion Club, Harp Club),, equity programs (Adalente Chicas, Chicos), and service
(Stamping Hands Leadership).
Classes
In addition to clubs, the program offers classes in reading,
math and study skills. Assessment measures are used to intentionally place each
student in the appropriate class. Students
advance to higher level classes when ready.
34% of students registered in reading classes and 72% of
students registered in math classes increased their assessment scores. A total
of 53% of registered students in academic classes grew academically in either
math or reading on the OAKS.
Family Engagement
Tom McCall CLC provides
families of students with increased opportunities to understand how to support
their students’ success in school and in preparation for
college/career/transition services.
540 participants attended our 4th-5th
grade Transition event directly connecting these families to the CLC at Tom
McCall Upper Elementary. Our CLC information booth was the most accessed with a
line of 60 parents wanting to learn more about the 2015-16 school year. - Our Electric Connection Family
Night hosted 47 individuals. Childcare was provided to 17 children under the
age of 5.
- Our CLC Showcase spot lighted 24
Clubs, supported 337 students, 45 parents, 12 Certified staff from Tom McCall
(not serving in CLC), Forest Grove School District Superintendent and Tom McCall Administration.
- The Adelante Chicas
"Journey to College" event served 46 participants from Tom McCall and 123
additional participants from feeder schools.
- The College and Career fair
hosted 43 participants from Tom McCall Upper Middle School.
Advisors, Teachers, and Volunteers
There are 30 staff members that participate in Tom McCall’s
CLC weekly. These include club advisors, academic teachers, staff to facilitate
clubs and teach academic classes, Support staff during meals and recreation, on-site
program coordinators, and our CLC Director.
15 volunteers participate in our CLC. We work with
Americorp, Pacific University and the elderly community in recruiting
volunteers.
