1. Washington Reading Corps Site Applicants
Informational webinar on form packages 681 RFA for K-6 sites
724 RFA for Early Learning sites
Program year 2016 – 2017

2. Agenda Program Introduction and Partnerships RFA Timeline
Member Profile
Application Tips
Responsibilities
Resources
Questions
Program Introduction – AmeriCorps (State and National)/WSC and OSPI
Timeline for RFA – Due April 21, 2016; Awards May 4, 2015; In Person Supervisor Training – May 16 Through June10; Recruitment and Enrollment – Spring/Summer; Program Begins – September 1
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3. Washington Reading Corps (WRC)
Program Partnerships
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
Serve Washington
The Washington Service Corps (WSC)
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Washington Reading Corps (WRC)
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4. RFA Timeline
Proposals must be submitted before Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 4:00PM.
Successful applicants will be notified during the week of May 9, 2016.
Site supervisors attend a training between May 16 and June 10, 2016.
Project Period: May August 2017.
Member service will begin September 2016 and continue through August 2017.
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5. Washington Reading Corps Member Profile
*Foundational Reading Skill Tutors Serving Students in K-6, who are eligible to receive Tier 2 literacy support
WRC K-6 Members will support reading tutoring activities,
Support and plan activities throughout the day
Engage families with family activity event development
Recruit volunteers to serve throughout the program
*Early Literacy Support Pre-K Children
WRC EL Members will support literacy activities
Organize and plan activities throughout the day
Engage families with literacy development
IMPORTANT
Members cannot supplant staff duties or positions.
Members must serve as a supplement to fully staffed classrooms and programs.
Members – US Citizens or permanent residents, 18 years old (17 with parent permission), high school diploma or GED, clear background, may or may not have an educational background (essential trainings must take place)
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6. Consider for the Application
Member Utilization
Program Implementation and Instructional Design
Program Goals and Data Collection
Member Training and Professional Development
Volunteer Recruitment, Training, and Management
Family Literacy Engagement
Program Sustainability
N/A Option for Returning Sites
Identify areas to provide key support: “What are we looking for?”
Cupcake metaphor
Model focused
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7. All Other Information in Section 1 Are Required Including:
Important Update for Returning Sites
Returning Sites Can Enter N/A For the Following Questions in Section 1 – (note any changes)
Member Training and Professional Development
Other Training and Professional Development Opportunities
All Other Information in Section 1 Are Required Including:
Member Recruitment
Volunteer Recruitment and Management
Family Literacy Activities
Please refer to your previous years application for guidance or information on all sections. This is a competitive grant and complete information on the application is critical for scoring process.
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8. Site Provided Training & Professional Learning
Orientation
Tutoring Intervention Program
Washington State Learning Standards (CCSS – ELA)
Classroom Management Systems
Volunteer Recruitment Plan
Family Literacy Engagement Plan
Extended Reading Support Programs
Other Trainings
A complete training plan should introduce members to your site’s climate and culture as well as to the essential foundations for reading development. Successful applicants will need to provide a detailed schedule outlining who will lead the trainings and when the trainings will be held as well as the materials that will be used to train the members.
Orientation includes the site culture, professional expectations, site safety, communication, channel for questions
Tutoring/Intervention training includes what core programs are used and what intervention programs are used and how to use them, data collection training and monitoring, strategies for the school’s diverse learners.
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9. Program Implementation and Instructional Design (K-6)
Member Utilization
How will members support your site’s goals?
What is your plan for the recruitment and mentoring of members?
What is your plan for members during the summer months and breaks?
Describe a member’s daily schedule.
Program Implementation and Instructional Design (K-6)
How will students be selected for WRC services?
What interventions and curriculum are used?
How does your site utilize screening and progress monitoring assessments?
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10. Program Goals & Data Collection
Performance Measures
Per Member Goals
Using your estimate in question 2 above, identify the number of students each member will tutor during the school year
(WRC program target is 40 students per member or 20% of total enrollment in targeted grade levels.)
Anticipated number of students who will complete the
WRC program
(WRC program target is 35 students per member or 87.5% of targeted students per member goal above.)
Anticipated number of students who will make benchmark or grade level
(WRC program target is 25 students per member who will make benchmark or grade level.)
Question 2 refers to total enrollment of targeted students
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11. CEDARS CODING
The Comprehensive Education Data and Research System (CEDARS) is a longitudinal data system managed by OSPI to collect, store and report data related to students, courses, and teachers in order to meet state and federal reporting requirements, and to help educators and policy makers to make data driven decisions.
For the School Year, when students are referred for WRC tutoring, the site will use the new CEDARS code 44 – Washington Reading Corps Literacy Support – to identify students that receive support from WRC members.
The process for adding information to student records stored in CEDARS depends upon the district and is not dictated by OSPI or the WRC.
 For more information on CEDARS, visit
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12. Volunteer Recruitment, Training, & Management
Volunteer Type
Estimated Number of Volunteers
Estimated Total Number of Hours
Adult Volunteer Goal - ongoing volunteers
Adult Volunteer Goal - episodic volunteers
Peer or Cross Age Volunteer Goal
Things to consider:
Will member be adding to or utilizing an existing volunteer pool or creating one?
Town demographics
Number of members
How volunteers will support your program goals
Site capacity
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13. Family Literacy Engagement
Number of Planned Activities (a minimum of one event is required)
Anticipated number of Attendees
Successful applications will select reasonable goals for engaging families in innovative or unique literacy events, based on the demographics of the school/site. The plan will demonstrate evidence that the Member will be involved in the planning, organizing, and administration of the event(s).
When filling out the table, please consider the following:
Existing outreach efforts
Number of members requested
Size of school
Address SUSTAINABILITY – Could you do it without your Members? Would you keep your volunteers, literacy nights, and increased student growth based on the people you currently employee? What are some ways these Members assist your school.
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14. Site Responsibilities & Expectations
Mandatory Supervisor Trainings May-June
Member Recruitment and Enrollment
Member Training
Member Support and Mentoring
Data Collection and Reporting
Communication
Member Placement Fee
Memo of Understanding (MOU)
Updated Member placement fee is $3500 this year.
The MOU is our programs legal contractual document/ agreement that awarded sites commit to at the beginning of the term(due in June). Updates this year will address member completion and retention requirements. Member placement fee will not be pro-rated for any member who terminates service early. However, if a member terminates prior to serving 15% of their full-time 10.5 month, 1700 hour service term, there MAY be an opportunity to refill the position in January.
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15. Resources For More Information
WRC Websites
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16. Questions?
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