MT SCOTT PARK CENTER FOR LEARNING

MT. SCOTT PARK CENTER FOR LEARNING IS A NON-PROFIT, FULLY ACCREDITED EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVING STUDENTS WHO PREVIOUSLY STRUGGLED ACADEMICALLY OR SOCIALLY IN TRADITIONAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1994, THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROVIDED A SAFE, NURTURING LEARNING COMMUNITY WHERE STUDENTS RECEIVE STRONG SUPPORT FOCUSING ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, IMPROVED SELF-ESTEEM AND PERSONAL GROWTH.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.2024-25 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED:* PROVIDED RELATIONSHIP-BASED HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION WITH INDIVIDUALIZED AND SMALL GROUP SUPPORT TO 135 PORTLAND AREA STUDENTS.* CELEBRATED 39 GRADUATING SENIORS, ONE OF THE SCHOOL'S LARGEST GRADUATING CLASSES EVER (HTTPS://MTSCOTT.ORG/2025/06/02/CONGRATULATIONS-TO-THE-CLASS-OF-2025).* ACHIEVED AN 80% AVERAGE ATTENDANCE RATE FOR A STUDENT POPULATION THAT HAS HISTORICALLY STRUGGLED WITH ATTENDANCE.* RECEIVED $1 MILLION APPROPRIATION FROM THE OREGON LEGISLATURE'S HOUSE BILL 5006 IN SUPPORT OF MT. SCOTT'S YOUTH CENTER PROJECT.* 82% OF GRADUATES LEFT MT. SCOTT WITH AN ACTIONABLE POST-SECONDARY PLAN FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, OR CAREER TRAINING.* ACHIEVED A 91% ON-TIME GRADUATION RATE.* SECURED A TWO-YEAR $223,000 REENGAGMENT OPPORTUNITY GRANT FROM THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OREGON DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST YOUTH IN ACHIEVING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND SET THEM ON A CAREER OR EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY.* STUDENTS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 275 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO OUR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR SCHOOL'S SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM (HTTPS://MTSCOTT.ORG/SERVICE-LEARNING)