SUMMARY

Kayla worked as an Academic Support Fellow with South Bronx United. South Bronx United strives to promote educational achievement, health and wellness, and character development through activities on and off the soccer field and to unite a diverse group of individuals and an incredibly diverse community toward common

positive goals. There, Kayla contributed to SBU’s mission of educational equity for students in the South Bronx by reducing the barriers to access to education. She helped to streamline document management processes, motivated students to submit transcripts promptly, accurately tracked student progress on SSPs, identified trends for targeted interventions, and facilitated direct communication with students.

OVERVIEW

100% transcript collection, review, and entry for all rising juniors and seniors
Evaluated School Transcripts and graduation credit completion
Developed a Student tracker including, grade tracking based on transcripts
Conducted outreach to gather School, Parent, and Student Contact Information
Supported after-school programming by running lessons effectively and event planning

IMPACT

Kayla supported 94 students (Classes of 2024-2027).