Hope Network - Michigan Education Corps

Mission: To support students from age three through grade eight in achieving proficiency in reading and math.

Hope Network’s Michigan Education Corps (MEC) empowers Michigan kids to reach their highest level of academic achievement in reading and math. MEC places AmeriCorps members trained as interventionists in local schools to deliver scripted, evidenced-based interventions.

Reading Corps places AmeriCorps interventionists in elementary schools. They serve 15-18 kindergarten – third grade students using 1:1 evidence-based literacy interventionists for 20 minutes each day.

Early Learning Corps places one AmeriCorps interventionist in a preschool classroom full-time. Interventionists provide supplemental language and literacy rich interventions for every child. Interventionists may also serve small groups or individual children for brief early literacy interventions.

MEC Math Corps places AmeriCorps interventionists in elementary or middle schools. They serve pairs of students across grades 4-8 with supplemental math intervention for a total of 90 minutes per week, reaching about 24 children a week.

No matter the program model, our team focuses on data-driven decision making and evidence-based intervention. These characteristics, in combination with our training and coaching model ensures that Michigan children can be successful in school and life.