WITS Mid-Day Mentoring
Mid-Day Mentoring (MDM) is a program that pairs 2nd—4th grade students with corporate mentors for one-on-one, 45-minute reading sessions at CPS elementary schools. This program promotes fluency and comprehension skills and encourages students to love reading.
Our Outcomes
According to data from The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), based on testing from 2025, only 41% of students in Chicago Public Schools are proficient in reading.
87% of WITS students reported having positive attitudes towards reading at the end of the school year, up from 67% at the beginning of the year.
By the end of the school year, 62% of WITS students met or exceeded the national reading proficiency standard, a significant increase from 40% at the start of the year.
At the end of the school year, an across-program average of 97% of WITS students reported feeling good or very good about spending time with their mentors.
100% of schools with WITS programs rated WITS partnership as important to their students & school community.
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