South Bend Community School Corporation

The South Bend Community School Corporation is the largest school corporation in St. Joseph County.

The Riverbend Community Math Center is working with SBCSC administrators and instructors to identify ways of improving instructional practices in the district. The Riverbend Community Math Center provides professional development sessions for teachers, models instructional strategies in classrooms, mentors teachers on an individual basis, helps to organize math teacher circles, and presents math enrichment activities to students during and after school. During the 2008-2009 academic year, the Riverbend Community Math Center is working intensively with math curriculum leaders at 8 primary centers in the school corporation.

In 2008, the Riverbend Community Math Center is working with the Career and Technical Education department to provide Culinary Arts students with additional instruction needed to pass math tests required for certification.

During the 2007-2008 academic year, the Riverbend Community Math Center worked with the Adult Education Department to provide enrichment activities for adult students. We also assisted the adult education department in finding ways of tailoring math instruction to meet the individual needs of their students.

During the 2007-2008 academic year, we also helped Navarre Intermediate Center with their Literacy Enrichment After-school Program (LEAP). This program is designed to expose 5th grade students to fun activities that will boost their reading skills. The program includes extra exposure to computer, art, math, and fitness activities. The Riverbend Community Math Center led weekly hands-on math activities for a group of 50 students and teachers.