Schools of Hope
Schools of Hope is a proven model focused on achieving measurable gains in third-grade reading proficiency. It was started in Dane County in 1995, and the program effectively reduced the racial achievement gap from 21 percent to 2 percent by 2005. With the success in Dane County, the Schools of Hope model spread across the country and a number of United Ways have partnered with their local school districts and community partners to address similar concerns about third grade reading proficiency rates in their own regions. United Way of Racine County is currently in the exploratory phases of launching the initiative within Racine Unified School District.
On the morning of December 1, United Way of Racine County convened a diverse group of community members at Infusino's Banquet Hall to fully assess the current situation, gain insight on the perspectives from a variety of stakeholders, do a scan of current programs focused on similar outcomes, and start to define desired outcomes. This was part of the process outlined below.
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United Way of Racine County is taking the next step in launching a Schools of Hope initiative locally by hosting another community gathering. Schools of Hope programs in different communities will share their insight and answer questions. The speakers include United Way of the Wine Country, Heart of West Michigan United Way and United Way of Dane County. The event will be held on Thursday March 1, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. at the Golden Rondelle Theater. Please register by calling 262-260-2154 or emailing rondelle@scj.com. |
See the article in the Journal Times about Schools of Hope
See the article in the Journal Times about the Schools of Hope Community Event
For more information please contact, Susan Gould at 262-898-2243 or Tracy Nielsen at 262-898-2249.
