EDUCATION-PLUS INC
100 W OXFORD STREET SUITE E-1100, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19122 www.educationplushealth.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: EDUCATION-PLUS, INC. WAS FORMED IN IDAHO IN 1982 FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES, TO OPERATE NONPROFIT SUPPLEMENTAL TESTING, ASSESSMENT, AND TUTORING FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES. IN 2009, EDUCATION PLUS EXPANDED ITS REACH TO PENNSYLVANIA, TO ADDRESS THE INTERSECTION OF LIMITED ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION. TODAY EDUCATION-PLUS, INC. IN PA SERVES MORE THAN 7,000 INDIVIDUALS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES, THROUGH SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND POST-SECONDARY ACCESS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITIES AND HARCUM COLLEGE.

Education-Plus, Inc. D/B/A Education Plus Health is the leading nonprofit in the region advocating for school-based health centers (SBHCs) as a critical source of healthcare for underserved students. In conjunction with afterschool programming and post-secondary education, creating new opportunities for students at every life stage by increasing academic performance and access to high quality healthcare.

SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERSEDUCATION-PLUS, INC. OPERATES 15 SCHOOL HEALTH CENTERSFOR MORE THAN 7,000 STUDENTS IN PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC, CHARTER, AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, USING A HYBRID MODEL OF SCHOOL NURSING AND PRIMARY CARE DELIVERED BY A CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER AND A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE. NURSE PRACTITIONERS ARE ADVANCE PRACTICE NURSES WITH TRAINING AND CLINICAL EXPERTISE IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING HEALTH CONDITIONS BLENDED WITH A FOCUS ON DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT. THE CENTER BLENDS THE MODEL OF A CONVENIENT CARE CLINIC FOR FAMILIES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND SCHOOL STAFF WITH THE MEDICAL HOME MODEL TO SERVE AS PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN. THE CLINICAL TEAM IS SUPPORTED BY A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER WHO WORKS WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO PROVIDE HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT AFFECT HEALTH AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES. THIS HOLISTIC PROGRAM CONSISTENTLY FINDS DECREASED ABSENTEEISM AND HOSPITAL VISITS AMONG THE STUDENTS IT SERVES AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES OVERALL. IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THE 2020 SCHOOL YEAR THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM PIVOTED IMMEDIATELY TO TELEHEALTH HELPING THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES TO ACCESS CRITICAL FOOD AND SOCIAL RESOURCES AS WELL AS MEDICATIONS AND ACUTE CARE AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

AFTER-SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED POST SECONDARY SERVICES:AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS IN TWO SCHOOLS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES. THROUGH A 21ST CENTURY AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION COLLABORATES WITH THE HOST SCHOOLS TO OFFER A COLLEGE PREPARATION, CREATIVE WRITING, AND STEM PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM WORKS TO INTEGRATE WITH THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER TO BUILD A TOTAL CULTURE OF HEALTH IN THE SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTENTLY FINDS BETTER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENTS AMONG YOUTH THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM ALSO HAD TO PIVOT IMMEDIATELY TO VIRTUAL EDUCATION, RUNNING THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ENTIRELY VIRTUAL DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ALSO THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS I-LEAD AND HARCUM COLLEGE, THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHES SATELLITE OR BLENDED LEARNING SITES AS EXTENSIONS OF HIGH SCHOOLS THEREBY ENSURING THAT COLLEGE IS ACCESSIBLE, NEGOTIATING REDUCED COLLEGE TUITION COSTS TO JUST ABOVE WHAT LOW INCOME STUDENTS CAN LEVERAGE IN FINANCIAL AID GRANTS ENSURING COLLEGE IS AFFORDABLE, AND GRADUATING 75-80% OF ENTERING STUDENTS THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF A SMALL COHORT BOUTIQUE MODEL ENSURING THE COLLEGE IS ACCOUNTABLE. OUR MODEL REACHES OUT TO OVER 50 LOW INCOME STUDENTS PER YEAR THAT ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUATE IN 2.5 TO 3 YEARS WITH 62 CREDITS AND WITH A RETENTION RATE OF 91%, WITH 2 HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERS, AND 3 COLLEGE PARTNERS. THIS COLLEGE PROGRAM ALSO SUCCESSFULLY PIVOTED TO VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION FOR THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE SPRING SEMESTER DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

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