Partnerships
Hill Learning Center doesn’t do this work alone.
As we strive to extend our reach, deepen our knowledge and expertise, marshal resources to pursue our mission, live into our commitment to Furthering Access, and be a good neighbor in our community, we work to build lasting, collaborative relationships with leaders in education, business, technology, and professional development.
The following partners represent a few of the schools and organizations with which Hill partners to strengthen our programs and extend our impact. Generous philanthropy helps support many of these partnerships that further access to Hill programs.
Duke University Program in Education
Hill is proud to partner with Duke University’s Program in Education as the host location for the TeachHouse annual UnConference. This innovative event empowers teachers by allowing them to set the agenda, lead discussions, and find solutions collaboratively. This free event fosters authentic conversations and community building among educators from various schools and disciplines. Hill is also proud to support the program with a Science of Reading curriculum for pre-service Elementary Education teachers.
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Edgecombe County Public Schools
With support from Barnhill Family Foundation and the district, Hill has partnered with Edgecombe County Public Schools, providing 95 RAP and other professional learning opportunities since 2015. In 2021, with additional investment by Barnhill, ECPS, Anonymous Trust and the Mebane Foundation, we developed a three-year plan to provide dedicated 95 RAP tutors in ECPS elementary and middle schools to help address learning loss from the pandemic.
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El Futuro
Hill collaborates with Durham-based mental health nonprofit El Futuro to help their efforts to provide Latino families with education and resources around how to support children with attention challenges, including providing scholarships for Hill Summer, and serving as an advisor to the development of a class and accompanying workbook entitled El Faro de TDAH, A project of Empowerment and Hope.
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Emerge Pediatric Therapy
Hill is proud to have Emerge Pediatric Therapy onsite at Hill via their satellite office. Emerge offers occupational therapy to support children in the following (not an exhaustive list): attention to task, self-regulation, sensory processing, hand-eye coordination, motor planning, and more!
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KIPP North Carolina
KIPP North Carolina has made a significant commitment to adopting evidence-based reading instruction across all grades and all schools statewide, including designating 95 RAP as their Tier 3 reading intervention and hiring dedicated interventionists at each school while also training all Exceptional Children’s and English Language Learner teachers. Hill works closely with KIPP NC to develop and execute a custom coaching and implementation support plan.
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Maureen Joy Charter School
Hill has partnered with Maureen Joy Charter School since 2016, providing professional learning for their teachers, supporting 95 RAP implementation, and placing 95 RAP tutors in their school during the school day to provide additional capacity during the pandemic.
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Students to Scholars
Each summer, select students from Students to Scholars participate in the Hill Summer Program, supporting them in their transition to and through independent middle schools.
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When we began to focus on Latino families with children with learning differences, our goal was to support and empower them in order to see real results in and out of the classroom. We found Hill to be a ready partner. The experience, wisdom and positive reputation of Hill is making a real difference and we’re deeply grateful.
Having a tutoring partnership with Hill Learning Center has been invaluable for students. For many of the students served by the tutoring partnership, their time with our tutor is the difference between being somewhat behind to being proficient in reading.
The results that we are seeing with RAP tutoring are remarkable. Our scholars have exhibited notable improvements in their ability to grasp foundational literacy skills. The tailored instruction has not only addressed individual learning needs but has also ignited a passion for learning among our scholars.
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