Hope Network's Michigan Education Corps

Hope Network's Michigan Education Corps (MEC) empowers Michigan kids to reach their highest level of academic achievement in reading and math. MEC places AmeriCorps members trained as interventionists in local schools to deliver scripted, evidenced-based interventions.

Michigan Education Corps works with students age three through grade eight, ensuring each one has a chance to succeed. Interventionists serving as AmeriCorps members use evidence-based methods in a highly impactful, individualized manner. K-3 Reading Corps places AmeriCorps interventionists in elementary schools. They serve 15-18 kindergarten – third grade students using 1:1 evidence-based literacy interventionists for 20 minutes each day. PreK Reading Corps places one AmeriCorps interventionist in a preschool classroom full-time. Interventionists provide supplemental language and literacy rich interventions for every child. Interventionists may also work with small groups or individual children for brief early literacy interventions. MEC Math Corps places AmeriCorps interventionists in elementary or middle schools. They serve pairs of students across grades 4-8 with supplemental math intervention for a total of 90 minutes per week, reaching about 24 children a week. No matter the program model, our team focuses on data-driven decision making and evidence-based intervention. These characteristics, in combination with our training and coaching model ensures that Michigan children can be successful in school and life.