Name of School District: Pasadena Unified School District
Name of After School Program : BlairLEARNS

Address:
1201 S. Marengo Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91106 US

Site Director: Bill Fennessy
Email Address: bfennessy@pusd.us
School Phone Contact : (626) 396-5820
Afterschool Program Phone Contact : Ext. 80049
School Principal : Rich Boccia
Description of Program :

BlairLEARNS is a 7th -12th grade “out of school” program, that is comprised of an ASES funded Middle School program and an ASSETs funded High School program. BlairLEARNs in collaboration with the Blair IB Magnet School’s “regular school day”, provide a “seamless school day”, serving the school’s students from 6:30am – 6:60pm. Classes are also held in the evenings as well as weekends.
The BlairLEARNs Program features Credit Recovery, Academic Assistance, Cross-Age Tutorial, Targetted Intervention, Academic Enrichment, and Family Literacy programming.
Average Number of Students Served in Afterschool Programs:
175
Funding Source:
21st Century
Organization Operating After School Program: School District
Program Focus :
Credit Recovery, Service Learning, Student Government, Tutoring, Enrichment, Career, Yearbook, Arts
What Outreach efforts/activities are being conducted with 8th and/or 9th grade students?:
Outreach is performed in several ways, and is a never-ending. Printed materials are distributed both directly to students through regular school day classroom visits, followed by the printeed materials being mailed home to parents. Collaboration with the regular school day using data to identify students for targetted “out of school time” programming, specifically designed to recruit students that are not engaged. Other forms of recruitment include, but are not limited to posters, PA announcements, electronic communications, T-shirts, and most importantly having a staff that is comprised of great relationship builders with our youth.
Are you conducting summer programming?: Yes
Please describe your summer programming : Targetted Credit Recovery and Enrichment programming.