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Overview of the Campaign & Community SolutionsRon Fairchild, Director, Network Communities Support Center
Milwaukee, WI – February 18, 2014
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Momentum Is Building142 communities, representing 39 states across the nation, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands with 1,600 local organizations (including over 100 local funders)
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3
grade reading
proficiency
Essential Assurances
Quality teaching in every setting
Seamless systems of care, services and family supports, 0-8
Community Solutions (Readiness, Attendance and Summer Learning)
Investment Strategies (Time, Talent, Dollars)
Replicate and scale what works
Create proof points of success and scale
Milestones
By 2015/2016
Progress on the strategies
Progress on the community solutions
Progress on student performance
By 2020
A dozen states or more have increased by at least 100% the number of low-income children reading proficiently by the end of 3rd grade
Promising trend line and sustainable momentum
How to disrupt intergenerational
poverty?
Organize and mobilize the “big tent”
3rd
9-22-13
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• The Readiness Gap: Too many children from low-income families begin school already far behind.
• The Attendance Gap: Too many children from low-income families miss too many days of school.
• The Summer Slide: Too many children from low-income families lose too much ground over the summer months.
Community Solutions
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Percentage of Children Ages 3–6 With Selected School Readiness Skills, by Poverty Status
Source: O'Donnell, Kevin. Parents’ Reports of the School Readiness of Young Children from the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007, Table 2. National Center for Education Statistics. August 2008. www.childtrendsdatabank.org/?q=node/291
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Ratio of Age-Appropriate Books Per Child in Middle- and Low-Income Neighborhoods
Neuman, Susan B. and David K. Dickinson, ed. Handbook of Early Literacy Research, Volume 2. New York, NY: 2006, p. 31. www.serve.gov/toolkits/book-drive/index.asp
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Chronic Kindergarten Absence Lowers5th Grade Reading Success for Low-Income Students
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Upcoming Offers & Opportunities from the NCSC Ron Fairchild, Director, Network Communities Support Center
Milwaukee, WI – February 18, 2014
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Grade-Level Reading Communities Network
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Communities benefit from being part of the Network which serves as a:
Platform
Community of
Practice
Distribution Channel
for promising ideas, programs and practices
that advances the work through peer exchanges, peer learning and peer coaching
for delivering technical assistance, pursuing scale and accelerating innovation
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Network Communities Support Center(NCSC)
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The NCSC functions as a hub, broker and
accelerator that supports communities in
producing results.
“Hub” by serving as the curator of communities of practice and as the navigator for the distribution channel
“Broker” by offering communities access to tools, experts and information needed to develop the capacities (leadership, resources and skills) to execute their plans.
“Accelerator” by finding and creating catalytic events, awards and other opportunities designed to increase the scope and pace of change
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Network Communities Support Center(NCSC)
The Menu
Data
Results Scorecard Pilot
Peer learning
Resources
Funding announcements
Letters of support
Social Impact Exchange
Peer learning
“Big Tent” Leadership
Community Wealth Partners
Results Based Leadership
Peer learning
Implementation
Attendance Works
National Summer Learning Assn
School Readiness Consultants
United Way Worldwide
National League of Cities
Peer learning
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Network Communities Support Center(NCSC)
2014 GLR Network Calendar of Activities
March 2nd Read Across America Day/Dr. Seuss Day
April 6 – 13th National Volunteer Week
June 20th Summer Learning Day
September Attendance Awareness Month
Oct-Dec Tell Our Story
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Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
• Celebrated Monday, March 3
• NEA holds Read Across America
events throughout March
• Read ALOUD 15 MINUTES holds
a messaging “pulse” aimed at parents
& caregivers
• GLR Campaign is working with both
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Opportunities for Communities
• Opportunity to engage policymakers & top educators in reading initiative
• Opportunity to reach parents about the importance of reading aloud
• Opportunity to connect with media about the work of your coalition
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1. Plan/join an event
• Check what local schools/libraries
• Check with state NEA chapters
• Invite key coalition members
• Toolkit offers:
Ideas or materials on
planning an event Posters State contacts
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2. Connect with Cat-a-Van
NEA & Renaissance Dental are sponsoring the Cat-a-Van tour to deliver messages about good oral health and literacy habits. Itinerary:
• Brownsville, Laredo, San Antonio &
Austin, TX
• Oklahoma City, OK
• Livonia, Southfield & Grand Rapids, MI
• Indianapolis, IN
• Columbus & East Cleveland, OH
• Columbia, SC
• August, Dublin, Macon & Atlanta, GA
• Jackson, MS
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3. Engage parents with Read Aloud
To convey the importance of engaging parents, the toolkit includes: Talking points Parent handout Infographic/poster
If you haven’t joined as a
Read Aloud partner, go to:
www2.readaloud.org/cglr
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4. Include dual language learners
Colorin Colorado!, a
web-based service aimed at educators and
Spanish-speaking
families of English
language learners,
offers tips for parents in
11 languages.
Parent handouts
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5. Issue a proclamation
Encourage your school
board or city council to
proclaim the value of early
reading
Sample proclamation
language
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6. Reach out to the media
• Submit an Op-Ed: Use the occasion to share the importance of early reading and what your community is hoping to do, as well as recruit new partners. Template included.
• Pitch a News Story: Tout the work you’re doing on grade-level reading to the local media. Template included.
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7. Leverage social media
Use Twitter and Facebook to share messages about the importance of parents in developing early reading skills. Use the Campaign’s handle @readingby3rd and hashtag #glr, so we can retweet you.
Sample tweets and Facebook postings Like our Facebook, www.facebook.com/CampaignforGLR Follow us on Twitter, twitter.com/readingby3rd