Campaign Overview and Update Great Rivers Conference February 17, 2015

2 Momentum Is Building 160+ communities, representing 41 states across the nation, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with 2,100 local organizations (including 100 United Ways and 150 local donors and foundations)

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2020 Goal By the close of 2020, we will see sustainable momentum toward more and more children from low- income families achieving reading proficiency by the end of third grade as evidenced by: A dozen states or more that have increased by at least 100 percent the number of children from low-income families reading proficiently at the end of third grade At least 1,000,000 more children from low-income families reading on grade level at the end of third grade than in 2010 Progress in closing the third-grade reading gap between children from low-income families and their peers from more affluent families

By the close of 2016: Communities in the Grade-Level Reading Network will serve as proof points for improving school readiness, attendance/chronic absence, summer learning and reading proficiency in the early grades Milestone 5

Percentage of Children Ages 3–6 With Selected School Readiness Skills, by Poverty Status Source: O'Donnell, Kevin. Parents’ Reports of the School Readiness of Young Children from the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007, Table 2. National Center for Education Statistics. August

Ratio of Age-Appropriate Books Per Child in Middle- and Low-Income Neighborhoods Neuman, Susan B. and David K. Dickinson, ed. Handbook of Early Literacy Research, Volume 2. New York, NY: 2006, p

Chronic Kindergarten Absence Lowers 5th Grade Reading Success for Low- Income Students 8

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School Readiness More children from low-income families ready for school and developmentally on track Fewer children from low-income families entering kindergarten with undetected, undiagnosed and untreated conditions and developmental delays that can impede learning School Attendance More children from low-income families attending school regularly Fewer children from low-income families missing school because of manageable health challenges such as asthma and preventable ones such as tooth decay Progress Indicators 10

Summer Learning More children from low-income families participating in summer programs that meet their academic and social needs More children from low-income families maintaining or increasing their reading levels over the summer Fewer children from low-income families experiencing summer as a high-risk period with major challenges to good nutrition and fitness Early Grade Reading Proficiency More children from low-income families reading at or above grade-level at the end of first, second and third grade Progress Indicators 11

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Network Communities Support Center (NCSC) The NCSC functions as a hub, broker and accelerator that supports communities in producing results. “Hub” by serving as a connector and curator of what’s working, where and why, and helping good ideas go viral “Broker” by offering access to the tools, information, and support needed to develop the capacities (leadership, resources and skills) to execute their plans. “Accelerator” by finding and creating catalytic events, awards and other opportunities designed to increase the scope and pace of change

Sustainability Indicators 1.Does the community/sponsoring coalition have an updated CSAP? 2.Is the community/sponsoring coalition engaged in civic action and advocacy around the Health Determinants of Early School Success? 3.Is the community/sponsoring coalition engaged in civic action and advocacy around successful parents? 4.Is the community/sponsoring coalition implementing Key Strategies for Success and replicating proven/promising programs? 5.Is the community/sponsoring coalition using disaggregated data? 6.Is the community/sponsoring coalition supported by a coalition of local funders committed to achieving the result?

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