This amendment provides $300,000 the second year from the Remedial Summer School assistance program funding to support a pilot public-private partnership between school divisions and the Virginia Alliance of YMCAs. The funding will enable Richmond City, Amherst and Lynchburg schools to enhance summer school learning and retention by expanding their programs with the YMCA. The Greater Richmond YMCA partnered with Richmond City during 2016 and served 87 students in the summer Power Scholars Academy, resulting in an average gain of two months in reading skills and one month gain in math comprehension for these students. In addition, the YMCA Central Virginia partnership with Lynchburg and Amherst school divisions had 71 students participate in the summer Power Scholars Academy who demonstrated an average of three-month gains in reading and two-month gains in math.