Register to Speak Up for Literacy New York!

Receive a FREE Speak Up kit with all the data for your unique school district & we offer a free 20-minute presentation for board members and administrators, followed by a Q & A session.

​Present the data to your local elected BOE/PEP/CEC members & ask them to implement literacy goals
Your representatives took an oath to take responsibility for increasing student achievement and providing fiscal accountability. Let them understand the facts!

• Show them the data on 3rd-grade reading levels from the New York State Education Department (on average, 51% of 3rd-grade general education students read below grade level).
• 3rd-grade reading proficiency is the single most important indicator of a student's educational progress and likelihood of academic success. Children who have not mastered foundational reading skills by that point are educationally disadvantaged for a lifetime.Without remediation, they are unlikely to optimally benefit from their education or become all they could be in life. Studies indicate that 70% of below-proficient 3rd-graders are likely to be unprepared for college or drop out of school.
• Invite us to present at your school district; we will explain how to implement a literacy goal: "95% of 3rd Grade Students Will Read at Grade Level". We will offer resources that will help your district successfully implement a language program that will reach your 95% goal.  We will include a method (teacher training/mentoring) that is accessible and cost effective, progress monitoring, and screening for students at risk of dyslexia.

This is a general education crisis (check your county's track record on our GITHUB). According to NYSED 55% of ALL students in 3rd-grade read below grade level (below proficient). According to NAEP (the gold standard) 65% of ALL students read below grade level. Find out why 3rd-grade reading proficiency is critical (see below).

What can I do to improve literacy levels at my school? 
​Sign up, and show your school representatives the social and economic impact of failure to teach reading in YOUR district and schools.

Speak Up to your public-school representatives:
~the Board of Education (BOE),
~Panel for Education Policy (PEP),
~Community Education Council (CEC).

How do I find out when my school representatives meet? See below sign-up form.. ​

We will freely email or mail the entire kit to you:

• the script for you to read out
• the brochure 
• Comparison bar graph of 3rd-grade reading levels for all the districts in YOUR county (NYC coming soon)
• Progression charts for individual school districts (NYC coming soon)

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What does the information include?
*How many students are predicted to drop out
*How many students are unprepared for college
*The economic impact of failure to teach reading on taxpayers
*Grade progression charts (NYC coming soon)
*Your district compared to other districts in your county (NYC coming soon)

​All data is from New York State Education Department & the calculator is from the Education Consumers Foundation

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How do I find out when my school representatives meet?

Where do our school representatives meet?
For New York State: the Board of Education (BOE) 
For NYC: the Panel for Education Policy (PEP) & Community Education Council (CEC) 

How to find your school board calendar and key dates
Find your official school district website. Find the link to the school board website. If you can’t find it, put the name of your school district and “school board” in a search engine. The calendar should always be on the school district’s website.
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How to register to speak at a school board meeting
On the school website, look for “Citizen Participation” or a similar option on the school board website. Once you select this option, you will see a button or link to “Register to Speak at Regular School Board meeting” or similar. Or you may have to sign up by writing your name on a list at the meeting. If you cannot find this information, call your school district office - they will look it up for you.

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