On Wednesday, March 6, the Readers to Leaders Workforce Development Team met at the Northwest
Georgia Regional Library in Dalton. The
group was excited to hear that the Readers
to Leaders billboards
have been placed around the community.
Other exciting news is that Readers
to Leaders will
receive the “Four for the Future” award from the University of Georgia’s Office
of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach and Georgia Trend. A feature article on Readers to Leaders will be included in the April edition of Georgia Trend magazine.
Other topics discussed
at the meeting included:
·
Pam Partain will present Readers to Leaders at the Dalton Rotary
Club on March 19th.
·
The group discussed the importance of
communicating about the literacy collaborative in our community and suggested
ideas of how to promote the collaborative between the school systems.
·
Pre-School Registration updates were
given:
o
Location
of pre-k registration has been changed to the Mack Gaston Community Center.
o
A shuttle will be provided for parents
who need transportation to the Health Department.
o
Rock Bridge Community Church will be
providing one book for each child during registration.
·
Plans for the Week of the Young Child event
hosted
by Rock Bridge Community Church on April 21st were discussed. More details will follow.
·
The 2nd Annual Literacy Celebration is
scheduled for July 18, 2013 at the Mack Gaston Community Center. More details will follow.
·
The library board voted to endorse the Reach Out and Read Program.
·
A calendar of literacy events for 2013
was provided to attendees to serve as a guide for event planning. To review this calendar please go to the
following link: http://www.archwaypartnership.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Events-by-month.pdfm
Check out the minutes for full details from this
meeting at the following link: http://www.archwaypartnership.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Agenda-Mar.-Minutes1.pdf
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