ISLL Community Site Application

The application for Indy Summer Learning Lab community-based sites is now closed. If you have questions about the application, please reach out to our team at program@indysummerlearninglabs.com.

Community-based sites will need to hire all staff except instructional teaching staff. The Mind Trust and partners will hire and place teaching staff for each community-based ISLL site.

Compensation for instructional staff (ELA/Math teachers, Supervising Teachers, and Classroom Assistants) will also be handled by The Mind Trust and partners. Community-based sites will be responsible for compensation for all non-instructional positions.

Indy Summer Learning Labs partners with organizations like churches, community centers, and daycares to ensure high-quality summer programming is accessible to as many students as possible. In summer 2023, 46% of ISLL students attended the program at a community-based site.

To serve as an ISLL site, a community-based organization must be able to fulfill the requirements below. ISLL sites are supported by The Mind Trust, ISLL academic deans, and the Lavinia Group as they build and carry out summer programming. Additionally, sites receive funding to cover costs for executing a high-quality Indy Summer Learning Labs site. For questions about site requirements, please email program@indysummerlearninglabs.com.

Curriculum and enrichment

• Utilize the Lavinia RISE math and reading curriculum.

• Administer a pre-assessment during the first week of the program and a post-assessment during the final week of the program.

• Commit at least 3.5 hours of your morning program to the curriculum from June 17 - July 19, for all 22 days of the Lavinia RISE curriculum/program.

• Develop a plan and budget for an afternoon enrichment program so that students receive a full-day program of activities.

• Provide meals and snacks (as needed) for participating students.

• Order supplies from a list provided by ISLL to fully implement the Lavinia RISE curriculum, as well as supplies needed to operate afternoon enrichment activities.

Hiring and staffing

• Effectively communicate with instructional staff and ISLL program team.

• Hire staff or organizations to execute the enrichment portion of programming.

• Support printing services for the instructional staff teaching at your location to use if needed.

• Ensure staff completes reporting requirements consistently and with fidelity (daily attendance, surveys, grading, pre- and post-testing).

• Support program staff with understanding program expectations, resolving issues, maintaining quality instruction, and maintaining a positive culture and student experience.

• Welcome teachers and all other program-specific hires to your location prior to student programming in order to show the learning environment, meet the staff, share how to access relevant resources, discuss any requests / needs, and introduce systems that will be used during the program implementation phase.

Enrollment and data collection

• At least 25 students must enroll and attend at your location.

• Read all communication from the Indy Summer Learning Labs team and complete action steps by specified deadlines.

• Recruit families and students to participate in Indy Summer Learning Labs and collect all mandatory information to meet reporting requirements

• Provide a designated space for each grade level served.

• Provide at least one seated space per student served.

• Monitor an attendance system to record each student’s daily attendance in the program

• Establish and enforce safety protocols

• Manage program budget and record of expenses 

• Complete required action steps pertaining to data reporting, expense reporting, and trainings for expected implementation processes