“ELA is important at all ages,” said Kenneth Clement Boys Leadership Academy (KCBLA) Principal John Story. “Partnering with ELA is really meaningful for our young men because now they can take the time and work on leadership development, work on prioritizing and understanding of impacts of the systems around them.”
When programming for KCBLA ended, ELA found that 95% of the 5th graders served said our programming had a positive impact on their grades. KCBLA 6th graders said they wanted ELA programming in their school more often and for longer slots of time.