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2017-2018 End of Year Celebration for

Sande Powledge

Education Connection LISD Director, Whitestone Literacy Partner

Pastor Doug James

Pastor of Hill Country Bible Church Naumann Mentor

Welcome/Opening

Education Connection Overview: Amy Hagen, LMSW

Education Connection Executive Director

From 45 literacy partners in 1 school in 1 district in 2010 to 966 literacy partners & mentors in 80 schools in 9 districts across greater Austin in 2017-2018.

1 1 1 1 3 6 8 9 1 3 20 25 28 45 69 80 45 65 270 403 401 721 870 966 90 130 540 806 802 1,442 1,876 2,192 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Students Volunteers Schools Districts

Education Connection Growth

For the 2017-2018 school year,

Across 9 school districts in greater Austin there are 966 volunteers in 80 schools serving with 2,192 students.

• That’s 493,200 minutes
• f volunteer reading
• 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 2,164 Mentors in LISD 24 28 Total Impact 966 80 2,192

Highlights of the Year

LISD Survey for Literacy Partners

Student Improvement

Yes for all students 59% Yes for some students, no for

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35% No for all students 2% Other 4%

✓ 94% of all literacy partners noticed improvement in some or all of they students they worked with this year! ✓ 98% of LISD literacy partners will most likely participate again next year

Literacy Partners say…

• Everything went very well this year. The teachers

and students were well prepared to read to us with reading level appropriate books which had been a challenge in the past. (Jim Plain LP)

• I think this is a rewarding program for students. I

am very happy to have found this program to volunteer with. (Faubion LP)

• I think this is a wonderful program. I believe the

benefits are valuable to the student, the teacher, and the literacy partner. (Mason LP)

Yes for all students 72% Yes for some students, no for

• thers

23% No for all students 3% Other 2%

LISD Teachers Agree

✓ 96% responded YES that all or some of their students improved their reading confidence/effort. ✓ 100% responded YES that all

• r some of their students

benefitted from the Literacy Partner program academically, socially, and/or emotionally .

• 7. Have you noticed an improvement in your

students' reading confidence/effort?

Teachers say…

I saw students jump reading levels! My students, (prior to) participating in the literacy partner program had stayed on the same reading level for weeks. This was primarily because no one was reading with them at home, or their at home reading practice was sporadic. However, because of the additional reading practice, all of my students have improved. One student has improved 6 DRA levels!! (Rutledge Teacher)

Teachers say…

• Literacy partners don’t know the gift they’ve

given my children. Just being a good listener, a caring consistent person for each. I can’t thank them enough. (Deer Creek Teacher)

• I really think this program is such a great way to

boost a child’s reading habits and confidence. I am very thankful to have my literacy partner

• come. (Winkley Teacher)

98% feel their like their reading has gotten better because they read with a Literacy Partner/Reading Buddy 94% feel they would most likely want to work with a Literacy Partner (Reading Buddy) again next year

Students Say…

✓ Almost 90% said Great or Good ✓ No one said Not OK

Working with my literacy partner is:

• Rick Russell, Steiner Elementary Mentor
• Carrie Dunn, Rutledge Elementary Teacher
• Vicki Larkin, Reed Elementary Literacy Partner Coordinator
• Ryan Diehl, Block House Elementary Literacy Partner,

New Hope First Baptist Pastor

• DeWayne McNally, Deer Creek Elementary Literacy Partner,

Hill Country Bible Church Pastor

• Laurel Dunn, LISD District Staff, Instructional Services

Some Other Perspectives

Matt Smith

Chief of Staff

Continuing our efforts…

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Austin Baptist Church | Grandview Hills

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Austin Christian Fellowship | River Place, River Ridge, Steiner

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Austin Christian Fellowship Brushy Creek | Reed

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Cedar Park First United Methodist| Whitestone

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Christ Church | Reagan

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Church at Canyon Creek | Westside

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Good News United Methodist | Winkley

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High Point Fellowship | Giddens

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Hill Country Bible Church Austin | Bagdad, Cypress, Deer Creek, Knowles, Naumann, Rutledge

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Hill Country Bible Church Leander | Pleasant Hill

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Hill Country Bible Church Steiner Ranch | Laura Bush

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Journey Bible Fellowship | Akin, Faubion

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Leander Church of Christ | Jim Plain

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Leander United Methodist Church | Camacho

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Life Church – Leander | Mason

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New Hope First Baptist | Block House Creek

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Rockbridge Church | Winkley

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Rockpointe Church | Parkside

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• St. Luke’s on the Lake | Laura Bush

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Victory Baptist | Cox

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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 each year.) Fall training will be in September. Be willing to make a weekly 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 a book per student that you read with! These books can 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!