{"id":155,"date":"2013-12-23T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?p=155"},"modified":"2013-12-23T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T12:00:00","slug":"good-progress-boeing-boosts-charleston-promise-neighborhoods-learning-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/good-progress-boeing-boosts-charleston-promise-neighborhoods-learning-community\/","title":{"rendered":"GOOD Progress: Boeing Boosts Charleston Promise Neighborhood\u2019s Learning Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (December 18, 2013) The Boeing Company has awarded Charleston Promise Neighborhood (CPN) an additional grant based on the substantial progress made in CPN\u2019s programs in the four high-poverty elementary and one middle school that are supported by CPN.  Specifically, one of the elementary schools and the middle school improved their South Carolina Department of Education (DOE) Absolute Rankings in the 2012-2013 school year, while two of the elementary schools and the middle school improved their Absolute Ranking during the 2011-2012 school year.  The back-to-back improvements in Absolute Ranking by Sanders-Clyde Middle School are particularly noteworthy.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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CPN first grader from Chicora Schools of
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CPN provides programs that directly benefit 1700 students\u2019 academic performance and health and wellness.  CPN also offers professional development for nearly 200 teachers and principals through a public\/private arrangement with the Charleston County School District (CCSD).  CCSD recently established the Charleston Promise Neighborhood Learning Community (CPNLC) to facilitate the establishment of more far-reaching supports for students and their educators during this academic year.  CPN implements evidence-based programs in partnership with other nonprofit organizations in an effort to achieve aggressive academic and social goals without duplicating existing capabilities. Boeing\u2019s gift to CPN provides resources for teachers, students, and principals in four neighborhood schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to receive this game-changing grant from The Boeing Company\u201d said Sherrie Snipes-Williams CEO of the Charleston Promise Neighborhood.  \u201cThis tremendous investment will ensure that we have the resources necessary to help our students and educators achieve the high bar that is represented by meeting the CCSD\u2019s Vision 2016 goals\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCharleston Promise Neighborhood directly supports Boeing\u2019s need to build the pipeline of our future workforce here in South Carolina,\u201d said Jack Jones, vice president and general manager, Boeing South Carolina. \u201cCPN is advancing students\u2019 capacity for lifelong learning and their overall educational outcomes by focusing on teacher professional development and creating an environment for students to achieve.\u201d<\/span>

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About CPN<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Charleston Promise Neighborhood (CPN) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that works closely with Charleston County School District (CCSD) and other partners with the shared goal of transforming the lives of children and families in the 5.6 mile area in the cities of Charleston and North Charleston.  CPN\u2019s strategic focus begins with accelerating academic achievement inside of four neighborhood schools by providing services that meet the needs of the whole child.  The <\/span>Charleston Promise Neighborhood Learning Community\u2014a CPN and CCSD unprecedented public\/private partnership\u2014is comprised of Chicora School of Communications, James Simons Elementary, Mary Ford Elementary, and Sanders-Clyde Creative Arts Schools.  CPN\u2019s primary focus areas include education, healthcare, parenting, and community engagement.  For more information, visit www.charlestonpromise.<\/wbr>org<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (December 18, 2013) The Boeing Company has awarded Charleston Promise Neighborhood (CPN) an additional grant based on the<\/p>\n

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