 This national program utilizes volunteers to work individually with students using a structured, research-based intervention program.That intervention program was marginally replaced by a part-time phonics-based small group intervention effort, rather than the more full reading and writing program offered by Reading Partners.— Reduction of the visual arts program from a full-time teacher working with students twice a week (one discipline-specific lesson and one integrated with classroom teachers’ curriculum) to a 40% position working with students once per week for 40 minutes (to cover teachers’ prep time).