The See Forever Foundation (SFF) supports the Maya Angelou Public Charter School (MAPCS), a multi-campus collaboration of two successful alternative high schools and an alternative middle school in Washington, D.C. In addition, SFF also operates Oak Hill Academy, a school located in Washington, D.C.’s long-term secure facility for youth who have been adjudicated delinquent, as well as a Transition Center to support students released from Oak Hill during their transition back into the community.

SFF/ MAPCS, with its core expertise in integrating all of the support services a traditionally challenged student needs into one seamless, intensive school program, provides students with small classes, individualized instruction, and a wide range of wraparound services, including tutoring, mentoring, career preparatory training, internships, enrichment classes, mental health services, residential opportunities, transition support, and “real-world” authentic learning experiences.

Internal evaluations have shown that See Forever Foundation / Maya Angelou Public Charter School graduates over 80% of all seniors, and its graduates are 2.5 times more likely than their peers outside of the charter school to complete college or other post-secondary education programs. The organization continues to enhance its internal performance management capacity, ultimately allowing SFF/MAPCS to undertake further evaluations of its program model.

Youth Served

Outcomes: Students Graduating High School

*Target in 2007 was 80%; SFF/MAPCS exceeded projections.

Outcomes: College Acceptance or Employment

*Target in 2007 was 80%; SFF/MAPCS exceeded projections.