Posted on July 18, 2025

For renewed funding of the Reading Specialist, the Math Specialist, and the English as a Second Language Teacher at their Oasis After School Academy. Together they will continue to help provide targeted instruction to students struggling to achieve grade level within these three subject areas. The After-School Academy offers 130 children academic and socio-emotional interventions every weekday, from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m., over 40 weeks (September through mid-June), serving children in Kindergarten through 7th Grade. Children who need individualized attention in language arts or math are pulled out to work in small groups with these Oasis math or reading specialists. The English as a Second Language Teacher works with the large number of children enrolled in the program who are English language learners. Located in Paterson, NJ, Oasis offers a holistic pathway out of poverty through educational and vocational training programs. It assists women to enter and better succeed in the workforce, and it helps children to better flourish academically, and to stay in school.