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Goal

To provide the opportunity for students to compete in on-line math competitions through Mangahigh.com this school year and utilize the website throughout the teen pregnancy program. 

 

What will be done with my students

Students will again compete in math competitions through the Mangahigh.com website. Since 2011 the Naples TAPP (Teen Age Parent Program) has competed against schools in North America and Europe compiling a 14-3 win/loss record. The curriculum for the competitions is specifically geared to sharpen their computational fluency and accuracy. Students also use this website throughout the school year to complete assignments in their math courses. Please visit Mangahigh.com to view the website and examine its features. 

 

Benefits to my students

Since the introduction of Mangahigh.com into the math program at Naples TAPP the students have achieved tremendous success in the math test requirement for high school graduation. Students entering the program having failed the graduation test at least once have made ample learning gains to pass the math test for graduation. It is the students' favorite website and the math competitions called "FAI-TO's" are extremely engaging. During the 2015-16 school year students earned 4492 Bronze medals, 1345 Silver medals and 1598 Gold medals on the Mangahigh.com challenges. These medals represent over 180,000 math questions answered correctly with levels of difficulty ranging from easy to extreme. Gold medals are awarded by answering 10 extreme level questions correctly in a row. A typical student will earn roughly 200 medals during the school year. The social benefit of a teenage parent earning a high school diploma has been well documented-this is a math website that has worked well for the past five years at Naples TAPP and is requesting financial assistance. 

 

Budget Narrative

The annual subscription cost for 75 students is $760. In the first and second years of implementation (2011 and 2012) the site had free access. The site was enhanced and an fee was assessed to receive full access. This cost was paid by teacher financing. Since the program has been such a big success with the students and has a proven track record, I feel that it is a worthwhile grant request. 

 

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