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2017-2018 End of Year Celebration for

Welcome and Opening Prayer: Paul Johnson

Church of the Cross Lake Travis Education Connection Pastor and Literacy Partner

LTISD and Education Connection Partnership: Elizabeth Deterra

Lake Travis ISD, Director of Learning and Teaching

Education Connection Overview: Margie Neuenschwander

Lakeway Elementary Literacy Partner Coordinator and Literacy Partner

From 45 literacy partners in 1 school in 1 district in 2010-11 to 966 Literacy Partners & Mentors in 80 schools in 9 districts in 2017-18 across greater Austin.

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Education Connection Growth

For the 2017-2018 school year…

Across 9 school districts in greater Austin there are 966 volunteers in 80 schools serving 2192 students

• That’s 493,200≈

volunteer minutes read

• 343≈ days of reading
• 6 ½ continuous days of

24 hours of reading

District # of Literacy Partners # of Schools # of Students Austin ISD 116 11 251 Del Valle ISD 6 2 15 Lake Travis ISD 106 6 216 Leander ISD 340 26 836 Liberty Hill ISD 18 3 50 Manor ISD 8 3 20 Marble Falls ISD 33 2 65 Pflugerville ISD 15 2 32 Round Rock ISD 300 25 679 LPs in all Districts 942 80 2164 Mentors in LISD 24 28 Total Impact 966 80 2192

Many thanks to our 10 faith-based sponsors for

• ur 6 LTISD schools and

all our 106 volunteers! School: Sponsor: Bee Cave Compass Church and The Church @ Lake Travis Lake Pointe Austin Ridge Lake Travis Lake Travis United Methodist and ACTS Church Lakeway Lakeway ACF Lakeway and The Lakeway Church Serene Hills Emmaus Catholic Church and Church of the Cross West Cypress Hills Spirit in the Hills Lutheran and Bee Creek Methodist

LTISD Survey for Literacy Partners

97% of all literacy partners noticed improvement in some or all of the students they worked with this year! Improvement: sounding out new/difficult words , confidence, eager/excited/ love to read, speed / sentence flow/fluency, progressing through reading levels, comprehension of words / story, inflection/expression

90% of LTISD literacy partners want to participate again next year.

76% 21% 3%

Student Improvement

Yes for all Yes for some No for all

LTISD Teachers Agree

54% 38% 8%

Student Improvement

Yes for all Yes for some No for all

92% of all Teachers noticed improvement in some or all of their students reading with literacy partners this year! Improvement: sounding out new/difficult words , confidence, eager/excited/ love to read, speed / sentence flow/fluency, progressing through reading levels, comprehension of words / story, inflection/expression

99% of LTISD Teachers want to participate again next year.

Students Say…

✓ 93% said Great or Good ✓ 7% said Okay Working with my literacy partner is:

Joan Mims

Lake Pointe Elementary Literacy Partner

Share your Education Connection Story

Teacher Quotes

• Students really enjoy reading with their literacy partner. I have participated for

three years and each year it has been very positive and beneficial.

• Love this program!
• My student looked forward to reading with someone who was patient and

allowed her one on one time to be listened to.

• Love that my students have the opportunity to read with other adults!
• Thank you for taking time to volunteer and read with our students! Your time is

valuable and appreciated!

• Keep Going, Keep Growing
• My student loved this time!
• Keep up the great work! Thank you for all you do!

Literacy Partner Quotes

• I love the opportunity this program provides for me to share my love of reading

and to watch the students bloom as they grow fearless in tackling new words. The classroom teachers with whom I've worked this year and last year were committed to their students' progress, appreciative of my involvement, and delightful to work

• with. Our campus coordinator, Robin, is exceptional, cheering us on and keeping

us apprised of all key dates and relevant details. Thanks to all who organize this great program!

• Students were eager each week. Teachers were very cooperative and always

allowed my 15 minutes with each student, even if late returning to classroom after

• recess. I did notice improvement with each student.
• Very good program. I enjoy doing it and I believe that the students look forward to

it.

• This is a fabulous program and our coordinator is beyond compare!

Leadership Quotes

• We love our volunteers. They make such a difference. - Julie Nederveld,

Principal at Serene Hills Elementary

• Without Margie Neuenschwander excellent organizational skills as out LP

Coordinator, things would not have gone as smoothly as they did. She is a gem!

• Lonnie Driggers, School Coordinator at Lakeway Elementary

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!