Member Spotlight: Conrad Dunklin, AIST AmeriCorps member

Meet Conrad Dunklin, serving with the AmeriCorps Instructional Support Team in Butler County. He serves at Greenville Elementary School.

What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I like helping people and children learn different things.

What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I just want to serve others and have an impact on my community.

What will your service focus on for the 2018-2019 program year? During this program year, my service will focus on providing direct support to economically disadvantaged students in grades 3-4. Our goal is to improve performance in literacy and math as measured by the pre- and post standardized tests which demonstrates improved academic performance.

What are your plans after AmeriCorps? I plan on staying in Greenville and I want to become a good teacher.

Thank you for your service Conrad!