Estimated cost of Twelve Together implementation¶

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Description¶

Independent researchers estimated the cost of Twelve Together in Chula Vista, California, at "$307 a student per month of program participation" (in 2006 dollars). The figure includes an estimate of the value of volunteer facilitator time, since the program relied heavily on volunteers to lead weekly discussion sessions.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Reliance on volunteer facilitators, whose time is costed into the estimate

Constraints¶

The cost estimate applies to the Chula Vista, California implementation and is converted to 2006 dollars

Target Learners¶

middle school students in the Chula Vista implementation

Target Learning Goals¶

dropout prevention

Twelve Together peer support and mentoring program

Examples¶

Key Sources¶

What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. (2007). WWC Intervention Report: Twelve Together. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc

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`title`	`Estimated cost of Twelve Together implementation`
`description`	`Independent researchers estimated the cost of Twelve Together in Chula Vista, California, at "$307 a student per month of program participation" (in 2006 dollars).`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-09`
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`sources`	1 — `what-works-clearinghouse-2007`

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