2017-2018 End of Year Celebration for
Prayer & Thoughts: Nancy Brieger Restoration Covenant Church Old Town Elementary Literacy Partner Coordinator and Literacy Partner, Coach, Pastor Liaison
Education Connection Overview: Amy Hagen, LMSW Education Connection Executive Director
Education Connection Growth 2192 966 2017-18 80 9 From 1876 870 45 literacy partners 2016-17 69 8 in 1 school in 1442 721 2015-16 1 district 45 6 in 2010-11 802 401 2014-15 28 to 3 966 Literacy 806 403 2013-14 25 1 Partners & 540 Mentors 270 2012-13 20 1 in 80 schools in 130 65 2011-12 9 districts 3 1 in 2017-18 90 45 2010-11 1 across 1 greater Austin. 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Students Volunteers Schools Districts
For the 2017-2018 # of Literacy school year… District Partners # of Schools # of Students Austin ISD 116 11 251 Across 9 school districts in Del Valle ISD 6 2 15 greater Austin Lake Travis ISD 106 6 216 there are 966 volunteers in 80 schools Leander ISD 340 26 836 serving 2192 students Liberty Hill ISD 18 3 50 Manor ISD 8 3 20 • That’s 493,200≈ Marble Falls ISD 33 2 65 volunteer minutes read Pflugerville ISD 15 2 32 Round Rock ISD 300 25 679 • 343 ≈ days of reading LPs in all Districts 942 80 2164 • 6 ½ continuous days of Mentors in LISD 24 28 Total Impact 24 hours of reading 966 80 2192
Many thanks to our 18 faith-based sponsors for our 25 RRISD schools and all our 300 volunteers! School: Sponsor: School: Sponsor: Johnson Wells Branch Community Berkman RRISD EC Core Team Jollyville Great Hills Baptist Bluebonnet Central Baptist Church Live Oak Anderson Mill Baptist Brushy Creek HCBC Brushy Creek Old Town Restoration Covenant Cactus Ranch HCBC Brushy Creek Community Christian Church Caldwell Heights HCBC Brushy Creek Pond Springs Gateway Callison First United Methodist RR Purple Sage HCBC Lakeline Double File Palm Valley Lutheran Robertson ACF Round Rock Elsa England HCBC Brushy Creek Spicewood Hope Presbyterian Forest Creek RRISD EC Core Team Teravista HCBC Brushy Creek Forest North HCBC Lakeline Union Hill RR Christian Church Gattis The Fellowship RR Voigt Grace Presbyterian Great Oaks Gateway Wells Branch RRISD EC Core Team Herrington (pilot) Redeemer Church
Heath Frazer Great Oaks Elementary Principal
Kay Gurley Robertson Elementary School Coordinator – Intervention Teacher/Dyslexia Specialist
Angela Holcek Elsa England Elementary - 2nd Grade Teacher & 2018 Teacher of the Year
Kent Schooler Spicewood Elementary Literacy Partner Coordinator and Literacy Partner from Hope Presbyterian
Lisa Greinert RRISD Director of Community Education & New Programs, Great Oaks Elementary Literacy Partner I think that everyone does an amazing job with consistency, communication, efficiency. Everything seemed to go very smooth from what I was able to see. You have great volunteers! It is wonderful to see how quickly it has grown in our district!
Cathy Laws RRISD Education Connection Director Great Oaks & Teravista Elementary Literacy Partner, Wells Branch & Berkman Literacy Partner Coordinator Need photo
RRISD Survey for Literacy Partners Student Improvement 65 61% Yes for all students I work with 37 35% Yes for some students I 70% to 100% work with, no for others of RRISD literacy 2 2% No for all students I work partners want to with participate again next year. 96% of all literacy partners noticed improvement in some or all of the students they worked with this year! building confidence…improved reading skills…enjoy time together… one -on- one attention…working on sight words…students love when we read to them as much as they like reading to us…wish we could read longer…reading at or above grade level
RRISD Teachers Agree 97% responded YES that all or some of their students improved their reading confidence/effort 95% responded YES that their students benefitted from the Literacy Partner program academically, socially, and/or emotionally . Teacher Comments: I feel the program as a whole is an invaluable tool to helping less confident readers. ( Great Oaks ) Have you noticed an improvement in your students' reading confidence and effort? I absolutely love the Literacy Partners program. A lot of my students do not read at home which makes progress very Yes for all 73 69% students difficult to achieve. Having reading partners come in every week increases Yes for some 30 28% my students' accuracy, comprehension, students, no for others fluency, and love of reading. ( Voigt ) No for all 3 3% Having literacy partners are beneficial to students the improvement in my students confidence in reading. ( Johnson )
Teachers say… • We would love to see more Literacy Partners at Berkman! If there is any way to recruit more volunteers, that would be great! ( Berkman ) I'd like to have a cozy reading spot dedicated to reading partners' time ( Double File ) • • I heard them sometimes and was so impressed with their teaching skills . I was so grateful for their support. My student had a lot of circumstances in first grade that prevented him from the same opportunities to learn . This year he's in a stable situation and has had other problems clear up and has just blossomed!( Live Oak ) • Thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to read with our kiddos. They love it and we love you! ( Old Town ) The reading connection partners are wonderful, and truly enjoy what they do. I can tell • that they join us because they truly want to make a difference for our children . Great partnership to have!( Spicewood )
Literacy Partners tell us… • It has been great working with my two students; we all look forward to our time on Fridays. Their teachers were good about letting me know if the student was absent, and whenever we had no school on Friday, we were usually able to find another time that worked. I love seeing them build confidence and getting to know their sweet personalities. Will definitely volunteer again next year! ( Joe Lee Johnson ) • Thank you for giving students like us the opportunity to work with these young kids, and have a chance to help improve their reading skills . Working with Literacy Partners has been very enlightening for me. ( Pond Springs McNeil Student LP ) • I really enjoyed the experience. I think my students grew in their literacy this year. I think the one-on-one attention was really valued by one of my students and that made the whole experience very special. ( Callison )
School Coordinators and Principals share… Three of our volunteers returned from the previous year and are committed to their • kids . One new volunteer has been amazing and I expect will probably return. The volunteer really needs to believe that they are making a difference and are valued. They need to feel appreciated. ( Gattis ) We appreciate the investment in our learning community demonstrated by our Lit • Partners! The students enjoyed meeting with their partner along with the growth made in their reading skills ! ( Forest North ) • More literacy partners. ( Berkman Principal )
Everyone is a Recruiter! NEXT STEPS Pray and ask God if He would have you return to serve next year with Education Connection. In August, go to www.education-connection.org and complete the Education Connection Registration form then… Complete the online application and background check to register as a District volunteer. (By law, this needs to be done new each year.) Fall training will be in September. Be willing to make a weekly 30-minute commitment to serving from October 2018 - May 2019. Begin recruiting your friends, neighbors, and co-workers to join us!
Thank You for impacting the life of a child!
Get Your Books! ▪ Literacy Partners please be sure to pick up 1 book per student that you read with! These books are to be given to the student(s) you read with at your campus celebration. ▪ Literacy Partner Coordinators please be sure you pick up books for your LPs who could not attend today!
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