Ps Science

Classroom program:during the 2022-23 school year, ps science returned to full implementation in 226 classrooms around los angeles in a variety of forms. However, due to the further development of a library of full lesson videos that our instructors began producing during the pandemic, we were able to launch the ps science program at several new schools in a more cost-effective manner by providing each classroom with weekly materials delivery, lesson plans, and instructional videos that eased the science teaching burden on the classroom teacher. For these teachers, we assigned a ps science instructional coach who provided weekly lesson resources and instructional tips through email, and was available to meet and answer questions or provide additional coaching service. This was a significant move as it reduced the cost of the program by 75%, thus allowing us to serve more classes without significantly increasing our fundraising burden. As a result, the majority of our partner classroom teachers were leading lessons on their own and ps science instructors led lessons in approximately 45% of the classrooms. At 4 schools, we began supporting teachers in the use of their new district provided science curricula; helping to ensure that the investment made in the purchase of these new instructional materials would not go to waste.