We at Concerned Christian Men employ a theory of change that we believe should drive all programming. Students must be exposed to new possibilities and challenged to rise to higher standards of success.  We use our SCAPS (Student Culture and Achievement Progress System) Points to evaluate student growth as well as the effectiveness of our programs. The scoring categories seen below were developed after meeting with several community leaders and school administrators in our target school area. Students are scored in the following categories using non-biased rubrics. Points are calculated for every one of the 500+ young men that attend any of our CCM events during the course of a school year. 

 

Students Earn SCAPS points for:

• A’s in Core Subjects: Math, Science, Reading, and Writing 

• Conduct Letters from Teachers

• Homework Completion Rates

• School Attendance

• Leadership Projects

• Monthly 5 Paragraph Essay Contest 

• CCM Literacy Homework Assignments

• Program Attendance            

• Report Card GPA

 

The 50 students with the highest SCAPS scores are rewarded with five-day scholarships to CCM summer camp.  These young men are the performers, the competitors who have demonstrated to themselves and to others that they can rise above their circumstances and their peers to achieve their desired goals.