What have we done so far? Our first program began in the December 2009 at Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics High School. In the past year and a half, Mohammed and Syed have actively worked with a group of sophomore students. This group was to be our experimental group for the program, in order to record results and flaws in the model of the program. The experimental group consisted of 25 students, of which 5 decided to drop out of the program. The 20 students who decided to remain have not only improved academically, with each student increasing by an average of 15 points on their GPAs, but also socially. The students are now active participants in clubs and organizations in and around the school. Furthermore, many of our students hold leadership positions in their respective clubs and organization. (Data will be presented should you be interested in our program). How do we do it? Our program is very simple to run. All we ask for from our sponsor school is a room afterschool and permission to borrow textbooks for the hours we are in session. We work closely with the guidance department to find a group of students who are failing classes and are in need of help. We then speak to each student and find out their weak points and what they need to improve on. An entrance application must be submitted for this program. Once we find our students, we begin our sessions. Our model is two-pronged. We use one day of the week to focus on academics and tutoring. The second day is used for skills and habits workshops (leadership training). We find the tutors and we deal with the compensation, therefore we take another burden off the school. What we are now working on is finding space on Saturdays and running daylong workshops and classes for our students. By doing so, we expect our data and statistics to improve even more than they already have. Who do we work with? Some of the many organizations we work closely with are: Children’s Aid Society (Our umbrella within schools), RandomKid (our 501c3 umbrella; the grantor under which we operate), Youth Venture (our seed grant sponsors), Do Something (consultation), Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (consultation/brother organization), iCivics, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Core Multimedia Group, and Start Some Good. UPDATE: The organization we work with, Children's Aid Society, will be leaving the school beginning Fall 2011 and therefore, Scholars for Success is interviewing for a full-time organization position within Manhattan Center High School. Wish us luck and show the support guys!