Category Archives: PRIMEtime

Sheltering Arms Foundation awards PRIMEtime Collaborative a $15,000 grant

September 4, 2011 – 5:33 am

The PRIMEtime out-of-school collaborative has received a $15,000 grant from The Sheltering Arms Foundation.  The grant will help support the continuation of the free PLUS and Summer PLUS programs for local youth in grade K-5.  More than 300 young people take part in these out-of-school-time programs each year. As reported recently in the Northfield News, [...]

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Summer PLUS Open House this Wednesday

July 11, 2011 – 6:56 am

Community members are invited to come visit the Summer PLUS program this Wednesday (July 13).  Stop by the Northfield Middle School between 10:30 a.m and 12:30 p.m.  You will get a tour of the program from one of the high school PLUS Fellows and will be able to see this amazing program in action! Summer [...]

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Accepting applications for AmeriCorps Promise Fellow positions in Northfield

April 29, 2011 – 1:22 pm

Applications are being accepted for up to 9 full-time AmeriCorps Promise Fellow positions in Northfield for the 2011-12 school year.  The Promise Fellows each work with individual cohorts of 30 students to help close the academic achievement gap for these young people.  The Promise Fellow program is sponsored by the Minnesota Alliance With Youth. Promise [...]

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PRIMEtime collaborative featured at Northfield School Board meeting

January 14, 2011 – 2:48 pm

The PRIMEtime after school collaborative was featured at this week’s meeting of the Northfield School Board.  Roger Jenni (the Northfield Public Schools’ Coordinator of Testing and Assessment) presented results from the 2009-10 school year.  Among the highlights: 934 youth (unduplicated) attended PRIMEtime programs last year. Among youth attending PRIMEtime 20+ times last year, 95.5% improved [...]

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What ARE these signs all about?!?!

July 26, 2010 – 9:04 am

You have seen them in lawns around town. What ARE these signs all about?!?! Click HERE to learn more about the PRIMEtime out-of-school collaborative and the “It’s 4:00 p.m.” campaign. For a video about the PRIMEtime collaborative, click HERE.

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