PiECES receives Achievement Award

October 01, 2024
PiECES afterschool program staff and administrators stand on either side of an Iowa Afterschool Alliance banner that reads

PiECES Afterschool Program has been awarded the 21st Century Community Learning Community’s STARS Award for All-Around Achievement in 2023-24.

These awards are determined based on statewide local evaluation data collected each year. A snapshot of Burlington’s data is below:

  • 85% of students in grades 4-8 with data exhibited growth in Reading and/or Language Arts.
  • 88% of students in grades 4-8 with data exhibited growth in Mathematics.
  • Total Academic Improvement: This shows that ALL students are prioritized for improvement.
    • 88% of all students with data needing improvement exhibited growth in Reading/English.
    • 92% of all students with data needing improvement exhibited growth in Mathematics.

The program also held seven family engagement events last year.

Way to go to all of our PiECES staff, students and families!