community partnerships: forsyth county public schools & literacy forsyth kathy jolly, forsyth...
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Community Partnerships: Forsyth County Public Schools & Literacy Forsyth
Kathy Jolly, Forsyth County SchoolsandAnnaliza Thomas, Literacy ForsythMarch 2013
OverviewIntroduction of Literacy Forsyth &
Forsyth County School System (FCSS)
Why partner with FCCS?How does our CLCP partner with
these programs?ResultsQ&A
Literacy ForsythCLCP since 2010Partners with Lanier Technical
College in Forsyth CountyProvides tutoring and classes for
basic literacy, ESOl, GED test prep and U.S. Citizenship test prep
Target demographic: over 16,000 county residents
Literacy Forsyth1 employee 30 hours per week45 Volunteers (including Board Members)
Provide Lanier Tech with approximately $55,000 of support which goes to:
GED & ESOL teacher salariesInstruction MaterialsScholarshipsJail Instruction MaterialsGraduation Costs
Forsyth County Schools
Enrollment – 38, 969 StudentsElementary Schools – 20 (18,869
students)Middle Schools – 9 (9,427)High Schools – 5 (10,416)Alterative Schools – 4 (257)
Economically Disadvantaged
Free Lunch – 6,956 or 17.17% of total enrollment
Reduced Lunch – 1,633 or 4.03% of total enrollment
Total Eligible – 8,589 or 21.20 % of total enrollment
Forsyth County Schools Demographics
Race/Ethnicity/Gender % 2013
Hispanic 12.32%
Asian 8.87%
Black (Non-Hispanic) 2.75%
American Indian/Alaskan 0.42%
Multiracial 2.52%
Pacific Islander 0.06%
White (Non-Hispanic) 73.06%
Female 48.26%
Male 51.74%
Federal Programs
Title I Schools: Chestatee Elementary, Cumming Elementary, Midway Elementary, Otwell Middle, & Little Mill Middle
Title III/ESOL – 1,520 English Learners
Migrant – 34 studentsMcKinney-Vento Homeless - 503
Examples of Our ProgramsGED outreach to Migrant Out of School Youth
and Drop OutsMigrant Parent Advisory Council Meetings
and Ongoing Recruitment for Adult GED and ESL Programs
Federal Programs Advisory Council MeetingsSummer Intervention Programs: KinderCamp
& Accelerate Language CampLiteracy Services Offered On-Site at Select
Title I SchoolsSupport for School-Readiness and Family
Literacy at the Transition Services Office
How does Literacy Forsyth partner with these programs?
Parent OutreachAttend any and all meetings in
which parents will be attending.Present CLCP services to parentsRecruit potential studentsRecruit volunteersConnect parents to resources in
the communityIncrease visibility
How we work together
FCS CLCP
Scholarships
Instructors
Materials
Childcare
Transportation
Provide Services to Parents:ABE Classes
Provide Services to Parents:Community Speakers
Provide Services to Parents
U.S. Citizenship classes
Provide Services to Parents
GED Scholarships
Extend services to k-12 student population in programs
Summer learning opportunities:
Digital storytelling camp
Extend services to k-12 student population in programs
Provide materials
Extend services to k-12 student population in programs
Mobile Family Literacy Unit
ResultsIncrease in ABE
students
Increase in
exposure to
community
Increase in
fundraising and support
Increase in
stakeholder
support and input
Thank You!Annaliza ThomasLiteracy [email protected]