Summary of Research Findings: Summer Credit Recovery Impact on Newcomer English Learners

This brief summarizes findings from a study of San Francisco Unified School District’s EL Village. EL Village (now called Summer Academy for Integrated Language Learning – SAILL) was designed to improve academic outcomes for high school students who are newcomer English Learners. The voluntary program offered free five-week content courses in English Language Arts, math, and science, which met the district’s high school graduation requirements. The researchers found that the program had significant positive effects for participants included academic course take-up; listening, speaking, writing, and overall proficiency skills; and graduation rates.