DETAILS FOR THE SUMMER OF 2025 ARE COMING SOON
The Wabash Summer Learning Lab program offers students in the North Manchester, MSD of Wabash County and Wabash City School Districts 90-minutes or literacy & 90-minutes of math instruction. A recent Indiana Department of Education Press Release highlighting the progarm stated the following:
INDIANAPOLIS – A new student learning opportunity designed to increase access to high-quality summer programming for more Hoosier students is showing a return on investment. Data show that after just five weeks of intentional, high-quality instruction during the summer, students who attended the Summer Learning Labs in 2024 achieved double-digit percentage point proficiency gains in both reading and math.
“In Indiana, we are laser-focused on finding innovative ways to maximize our support for students and doubling down on those solutions that yield the greatest return on investment,” said Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana Secretary of Education. “The data presented today by The Mind Trust shows that the Summer Learning Labs are increasing academic achievement, and that it is a model that is scalable for more communities across Indiana. By understanding what is working, we are able to ensure future funding is strategically deployed and invested in ways that best support students’ learning and growth.”
The Summer Learning Labs served nearly 9,000 students across Indiana in 2024, providing free or low-cost, high-quality math and reading instruction, along with enrichment activities. All participating students take a pre-test before starting the Summer Learning Lab experience and a post-test in the final week to measure academic progress. During Wednesday’s State Board of Education meeting, The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit and developer of the Summer Learning Labs, presented key program-wide results accomplished by students enrolled in summer 2024. The below results represent the improvement between the Summer Learning Lab unique students’ pre-test and post-test.
All students enrolled achieved a 26 percentage point increase in English/language arts (ELA) proficiency and 24 percentage point increase in math.
Wabash Summer Learning Labs Anchor Partner: Wabash County YMCA
Service areas: North Manchester and Wabash
PROGRAM DATES: June 2 - July 3
