Copy of Readers & Achievers

CYCLICAL PHASES OF SCORE IN COMMUNITIES

Phase 1 - Community Engagement

To learn of the issues and to increase opportunities to build stronger communities. Meet with community partners and residents to recruit/invite supporters to serve on the board, and carry out the mission. Provide training/intern opportunities to empower recipients with tools to lead in their community. Promote and support parental involvement in schools in underserved communities.

Phase 2 - Backbone Support for Collective Impact

Collaborate with nonprofit, government, corporate, civic, and faith-based organizations; community leaders, educators, colleges and universities, parents, guardians and students to form a collective impact to increase resources and equitable opportunities. Together we will use and develop best practices and a leadership program derived from research, collected data and evaluation.

Phase 3 - Develop Young Leaders

Readers & Achievers - Book by Book

A literacy partnership designed to promote reading for pleasure and to increase home libraries by donating new books to students actively reading in the program. Enrolls 2nd grade students. Includes: Kick-Off Events with guest authors, EOY Celebration Awards, and Scholastic Family Literacy Events. We are a member of the Scholastic Literacy Partnerships.

* GLEAMS Leadership Academy * - "Where Opportunity Knocks"
A Full-Service Community School with partnerships that cultivates young leaders to thrive in their community with a commitment to academic, social, economic, environmental, and civic excellence.
Areas of Specialty: Government, Literacy, Economics, Arts, Math and Science.

A Middle School program for sixty 5th grade gifted and talented students who need more (resources and opportunities) to achieve more. Over four years, the program will provide: a student-centered curriculum that include various Project Based Learning (PBL) units, encompassing all grade-level subjects across grades 5 through 8. Curriculum goals include raising literacy and critical thinking through inquiry, reaching and exceeding benchmark standards in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, and guiding students toward completing Algebra 1 by the end of 8th grade.

Students will have the opportunity to prepare and qualify for Specialty High School programs.

GLEAMS Leadership Academy develops young leaders for the full STEAM ahead!