Completing its 2007-8 expansion, this month YES Reading will open its 8th Reading Center on the campus of East Palo Alto Charter School (EPACS). Founded in 1997, EPACS was the first charter school established in East Palo Alto and among the first in the state. In 2004 it joined the Aspire network, which also includes one of YES Reading's Oakland school sites: Berkley Maynard Academy.
75% of EPACS students participate in the National School Lunch Program and 52% are English language learners.Thanks to excellent leadership and a corps of talented teachers, EPACS is the only elementary school in East Palo Alto to score above 800 on California's API index.
YES Reading's EPACS Reading Center will officially open on December 5 and will provide tutoring services on Mondays and Wednesdays. Volunteer recruitment is underway, so please pass the word along that tutors are needed to help get this fledging program off the ground!
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