WAKE UP AND READ PROMOTING CHILDHOOD LITERACY Presentation to the Wake County Board of Education February 2, 2016 THE MISSION A collaborative effort to Engage and educate Wake County about the importance of childhood literacy Increase access to literacy resources and opportunities for all children THE VISION Every child in Wake County will be inspired, equipped, and empowered to read. Read! Talk! Play! School Every Day! AFFILIATED WITH THE CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE-LEVEL READING JUNE 2015 HONORED AS A COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS PACESETTER FOR 2014 WORK COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS Bonnies Book Foundation Books Are Magic El Pueblo Community Organization Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Marbles Kids Museum MetaMetrics North Carolina State University Motheread Reach Out and Read Read and Feed SAS United Way of the Greater Triangle Univision 40 and Teletutura 40.2 Wake AEYC Wake Communities in Schools Wake County Libraries Wake County PTA Wake County SmartStart Wake Education Partnership Wake County Public School System Board of Education ESL Grants Literacy Early Learning Project Enlightenment Social Work Title I Womens Club of Raleigh YMCA of the Triangle LEADERSHIP Books are Magic, Jane Small Marbles Kids Museum, Hardin Engelhardt Motheread, Carolyn Dickens Reach Out and Read, Carolyn Merrifield Wake County Libraries, Mike Wasilick Wake Education Partnership, Teresa Pierrie Wake County SmartStart Wake County Public School System Counseling and Student Services, Darlene Johnson Early Learning, Dawn Dawson Grants, Angie Wright Literacy, Sherri Miller WUAR Administrator, Elizabeth Santana THE THREE PILLARS SCHOOL READINESS Received a WAKE County SmartStart Grant SUMMER LEARNING LOSS Received a United Way of Greater Triangle Grant SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL READINESS ACTION TEAM Coordinates WAKE Up and Read efforts focused on enhancing school readiness for children birth-5 Identify all early childhood education providers in Wake County and coordinate a community awareness campaign and professional development Provide books to children in targeted childcare and community centers near identified WCPSS schools through a community-wide book drive SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ACTION TEAM Coordinates WAKE Up and Read efforts focused on reducing school absence Create an attendance message to give to parents when they register their child Establish a baseline of organizations that currently include messages to families about attendance as it relates to academic achievement MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS ACTION TEAM Coordinates WAKE Up and Read efforts to spread the word about all pillars of our work Create cohesive messaging and communication strategies for school readiness, summer learning loss, and attendance Secure publicity for book drive Lead social media efforts and drive public awareness TWITTER: WAKE UP AND WAKE Up Wednesdays Literacy tips are sent out every Wednesday through Twitter Follow on Twitter #ReadTalkPlay SUMMER LEARNING LOSS ACTION TEAM Coordinates WAKE Up and Read efforts focused on combating summer learning loss Support the Book Drive Committee which provides 10 books to every student in 10 high-poverty schools before summer/track-out breaks Survey families attending literacy events at the 10 schools about awareness of strategies for supporting literacy Develop print and online resources for literacy strategies for families of elementary-aged children SUMMER LEARNING LOSS 2015 Book Drive Successes Collected: 115,000 books through 150 collection sites Distributed books to 9 elementary schools, 20 child care facilities, and 9 community centers Impacted at least 7,200 children (5,950 WCPSS students and 1,250 childcare children) 400+ volunteers contributed over 1,000 hours of time READING kids! Happy kids! Grateful kids! 2016 WAKE Up and Read Annual Book Drive 110,000 BOOKS 10 SCHOOLS 10 BOOKS FOR EVERY CHILD Goal: 110,000 books in 1 month February 1 February 29 Books for children ages birth 12 Distribution at 10 schools and nearby childcare and community centers 2016 Book Drive Get Involved! Visitto sign up as collection partner, volunteer, or sponsorwww.wakeupandread.org Donate new or gently-used books Share a WAKE Up and Read selfie using #WUARBookDrive Spread the word using the 2016 Toolkit! 2016 Book Drive Book storage and sorting will be at Cary Towne Center in the former Sears store Other Upcoming Events: Letterland at Pullen Park Saturday, May 14 from 10:00 4:00 p.m. Office of Early Learning Pre-K Screenings January May (daily in OEL Assessment Center) Saturday, April 16 Forestville Elementary Saturday, May 7 Powell Elementary Marbles Year-Round Kick-Off to Kindergarten Thursday, June 23 from 5:00 8:00 p.m. Marbles Traditional Kick-Off to Kindergarten Saturday, August 20 from 9:00 5:00 p.m. WUAR Contacts Dawn Dawson or (919) Sherri Miller or (919) Elizabeth Santana or (919) Angie Wright or (919)