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Overview of the Campaign & Community SolutionsRon Fairchild, Director, Network Communities Support Center

Milwaukee, WI – February 18, 2014

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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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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. Issue a proclamation

Encourage your school

board or city council to

proclaim the value of early

reading

Sample proclamation

language

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.

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