Basic Organization Information
THE B E L L FOUNDATION INC
- Also Known As:
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BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)
- Physical Address:
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Dorchester, MA
02122
- EIN:
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04-3182053
- Web URL:
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www.experiencebell.org
- NTEE Category:
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B Educational Institutions
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B24 Primary/Elementary Schools
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O Youth Development
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O50 Youth Development Programs
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A Arts, Culture, and Humanities
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A23 Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
- Year Founded:
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1992
- Ruling Year:
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1994
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Mission Statement
BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) exists to transform the academic achievements, self-confidence, and life trajectories of children living in under-resourced, urban communities.
Impact Summary from the Nonprofit
Because we believe in the tremendous potential of all children to excel, we recognize them as scholars.
Leadership
Dr. Tiffany Cooper Gueye
Term:
Since
Jan
1998
Profile:
Tiffany began with BELL in 1998 and is regarded as an authority on out-of-school-time learning, measurement, and evaluation. Through her leadership, BELL's programs, outcomes and evaluation methods have been nationally recognized as examples of best practices. She has been honored for her work by the Massachusetts Conference for Women and received Boston College's Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award. She holds a B.A. degree in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Educational Research, Evaluation and Measurement, both from Boston College.
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Program:
BELL After School
- Budget:
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$9,603,194
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
Program Description:
BELL operates two programs, (BELL Summer and BELL After School), in a year-round effort to help children (whom we call "scholars") succeed in school and life. The BELL Summer and BELL After School Programs are designed to:
* Increase children's knowledge and mastery of the basic skills of literacy and mathematics;
* Raise children's academic expectations and self-esteem;
* Empower parents by helping them play a greater role in the development of their children; and
* Build an outstanding team of young adults to effectively serve as tutors, mentors and positive adult role models for our scholars.
BELL After School provides small group academic instruction to children who are performing below grade level. The program operates weekdays for 2.5 hours after school. Scholars participate in literacy and math instruction for one hour each. On Friday Mentor Days, scholars also participate in cultural activities, field trips and community service projects.
BELL operates programs in Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, New York City, Newark, Charlotte, and Springfield (MA). We focus on serving children with the greatest educational and economic needs. The vast majority of BELL scholars qualify for free or reduced price lunch. When children begin in BELL programs, they are performing an average of one year below grade level in math and literacy.
Annually, BELL serves more than 10,000 children.
Program Long-Term Success:
Scholars in the after school program made significant progress in their academic development. Compared to the national student achievement growth standard, BELL scholars outpaced the average student in both math and reading.
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
Program Success Examples:
Program:
BELL Summer
- Budget:
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$11,530,812
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
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Ethnic/Racial Minorities -- General
Program Description:
In BELL Summer, scholars gain at least three months’ skills at a time when many of their peers lose two months’ skills due to summer learning loss. BELL Summer is one of few summer learning programs scientifically proven to increase student’s academic performance.
The BELL Summer program operates 5 days per week, 6-8 hours per day, for 5-6 weeks, and provides up to 240 hours of world-class educational experiences for scholars. BELL Summer scholars benefit from rigorous instruction in literacy and math and a range of experiences to support their academic and social growth, including physical activities, guest speakers, community service projects, and field trips to educational and cultural institutions in their communities.
Program Long-Term Success:
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
BELL is unique among education
organizations, as one of the only summer
program in the country with scientific,
third-party evidence of our impact on
children’s academic achievement.
Researchers from the Urban Institute
and Mathematica Policy found in a
two-year multi-state random assignment
evaluation of BELL Summer:
• Statistically significant evidence
that BELL Summer improved the
reading skills of low-performing
elementary school children.
• Evidence of positive impacts
on the degree to which parents
encouraged their children to read
and the degree to which they
read with their children.
Program Success Examples:
Outcomes
• Scholars gained critical reading and math skills that help children catch up and excel in school. During summer 2011, scholars made an average of 3 months of grade-equivalent gains in reading and math.
• Throughout the school year, scholars learned math and reading at an expedited rate, outpacing national student learning norms, according to Normal Curve Equivalent scores.
• Scholars showed greater self-confidence and improved attitude toward learning, according to almost 90% of parents.
• At the end of a BELL program, approximately 80% of scholars reported having college aspirations.
• More than 85% of parents and guardians indicated greater engagement with their child’s learning.
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