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awards Program aimed at
increasing literacy for students reading below grade level
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CONTACT: Matt Cardoza, GaDOE Communications Office, 404-651-7358, mcardoza@gadoe.org, or Meghan Frick, GaDOE
Communications Office, 404-656-5594, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us
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27, 2015 – The State Board of Education has
awarded Striving Reader Grants to schools in 15 Georgia school districts. Striving
Reader is a comprehensive literacy grant program, aimed at raising literacy
levels in Title-I eligible schools where a significant number of students are
reading below grade level. Georgia was one
of six states to receive a Striving Reader grant in 2011 and, since then, has
received more than $91 million to distribute to eligible districts. The
funding is awarded through a competitive grant process to schools that develop
school-based literacy plans, using the State
Literacy Plan as a guide. Funding is used in each school for teacher
professional learning; benchmark screeners to develop reading ability and
progress; and robust materials, curriculum, and technology to support literacy
integration. In Georgia, 261 schools currently receive funding through the
project. “Student literacy is a crucial issue and a key focus of my administration,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “The Striving Reader program helps get students on track to reading on grade level, which will open doors to a much brighter future for them.” The districts that received grants following the State Board of Education’s February meeting are: = Pelham
City Schools = Clarke
County School District = Worth
County School District = Whitfield
County Schools = Fulton
County Schools = Gordon
County Schools = Washington
County Schools = Floyd
County Schools = Clay
County Schools = Atlanta
Public Schools = Pickens
County Schools = Charlton
County Schools = Franklin
County Schools = Colquitt
County Schools = Johnson
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Matt Cardoza
Director of Communications
Georgia Department of Education
2062 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 651-7358 mcardoza@doe.k12.ga.us
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