Project PANTHER

 

Project Overview

Project PANTHER, is a collaborative-designed initiative providing targeted, structured, academic support for socio-economically disadvantaged students in grades 6-8 and their adult family members. Students are served at the host school sites of Title 1 Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The program provides services during the afterschool hours as well as the summer with the general goals being: providing a safe environment, improving academics, career awareness, and increasing family involvement.

The programs operate Monday -Friday during the school year with additional selected summer programming. The participants have daily access to structured, research-based academic support and youth enrichment programs from Florida Certified Teachers and FIU staff. This project provides each student with personalized academic tutorials, homework assistance, career exploration, high school/college readiness courses as well as a choice in what arts, technology and fitness activities they participate in each nine (9) weeks.

Participating Schools

  • Horace Mann Middle School. 8950 NW 2nd Avenue, El Portal, FL 33150

  • Georgia Jones Ayers Middle School, 1331 NW 46th Street, Miami, FL 33142

  • Madison Middle School, 3400 NW 87th Street, Miami, FL 33147

Grant Funding

Principal Investigator: Sean A. Prospect
Project Director: Rohan Thompson
Funding Amount: $689,906
Funding Source: Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program, Bureau of Discretionary Educational Programs, Florida Department of Education
Project Period: 8/1/2019 to 7/31/2024