Keystones to Opportunity Grant Initiative Solanco School Board August 19, 2013

 Solanco has been awarded $825,000 over the past 2 years  The grant is design to improve literacy Birth-Grade 12 in the Solanco Community  Formation of a Literacy Committee with three responsibilities: 1.Develop a Comprehensive Literacy Plan 2.Review student performance data 3.Implement the plan/evaluate success Keystone Grant Overview

NamePositionSchool Brian BlissAssistant SuperintendentDistrict Alison McPhersonReading SpecialistSwift Middle School Emily RitholzReading SpecialistSmith Middle School Rebecca GajeckiTechnology IntegratorDistrict-Elementary Mike HammelTechnology IntegratorDistrict-Secondary Kay BandyPrincipalClermont Elementary Sandy HainesTitle I Coordinator, PrincipalBart-Colerain Elementary Diane BoffPrincipalProvidence Elementary Paul GladfelterPrincipalSwift/Smith Middle Schools Christina McLaughlinAssistant PrincipalSmith Middle School Brian GallagherPrincipalSolanco High School Kelly Quinn WardParent Nancy KreiderLibrarianClermont Elementary Lindsay CapoferriTeacherSwift Middle School Stephanie LiningerAssistant PrincipalSolanco High School Karen MaplesTeacherSwift Middle School Jenny PaskoTeacherSolanco High School Megan MinchhoffData SpecialistDistrict Sheri JohnsonDirectorWee Friends Diane KoonDirectorHead Start Mary SteffyDirectorNurse-Family Partnerships Fran VitaDirectorQuarryville Public Library Kathy CroyleReading SpecialistClermont Elementary

 Birth-12 coordination of literacy efforts, development of an articulated literacy plan  Community communication plan for literacy  Consistent literacy assessment birth-12 (GRADE)  Paid for accelerated curriculum revision/enhancement in English/Language Arts K-12  Purchased a full canon of literature grades 6-12 (16,000 books)  Materials birth-grade 5  Technology for automation of walkthroughs  Professional development/skill building Keystone Grant Solanco Benefits

Solanco Comprehensive Literacy Plan  Guiding Principals  Need Assessment  Goals and Goal Action Maps  Dissemination Plan  Assessing and Reporting Progress

Plan Goals, 1  Create and maintain a literacy committee representing Birth-Grade 12 children  Investigate the depth and quality of literacy support at home  Provide parents of children in their program with enhanced opportunities to learn about ways to improve literacy for their children  Develop a recurrent communication system to engage the broader Solanco Community in literacy improvement  Implement and employ measures of student literacy at all levels  Evaluate quality of literacy environments at all levels

Plan Goals, 2  Assess literacy skills of transferring students shortly after enrollment  Engage educators and administrators in substantive professional development in literacy-building  Provide professional development for teachers on ways to engage parents more effectively in their children's education  Create functional and practical resources for educators to apply exemplary literacy strategies in the classroom setting  Create functional and practical resources for parents to apply exemplary literacy strategies in the home setting

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