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The Read to Me Project Honors Jeanne Herrick for Championing Early Literacy as Part of its “Share the Magic Between the Pages” Holiday Giving Campaign Event
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Alisal UnionAssistantSuperintendent,Jeanne Herrick,ReceivesChildren’sLiteracyLeaderAward TheReadtoMe ProjectHonorsJeanneHerrick for ChampioningEarlyLiteracy as Partofits“Share theMagic BetweenthePages” Holiday Giving CampaignEvent Monterey,CA,November 26,2014 -TheReadtoMe Projectwill behonoringJeanneHerrick,Assistant Superintendent ofAlisalUnionSchoolDistrict,forherearlyliteracyleadership andsupport forprogramsdesigned toincrease thenumberofchildrenwhobeginkindergartenprepared tosucceed.Theaward will bepresented onThursday,December4,2014attheHamptonInn&SuitesSalinasas part of theReadtoMeProject’s"SharetheMagicBetween thePages"2014HolidayGivingCampaign. "TheReadtoMe Projectisvery proud topresent Assistant Superintendent Herrick withtheFirstAnnual Children’sLiteracyLeadership Award forhercommitment topromoting earlyliteracy experiencesforinfants,toddlersand preschoolerswholiveintheAlisalcommunity,”saidBarbaraGreenway,FounderoftheReadtoMeProject.“Jeanneclearlyunderstandstheeducationalimportanceoffamilymembersreading tochildrendailytopreparethemforkindergartenandschoolsuccess.”
TheReadtoMeProject’s“SharetheMagicBetweenthePages”2014HolidayGivingCampaignKick Offeventwill takeplaceonThursday,December4,2014from4:00p.m.–6:00p.m.atthenewHamptonInnand Suites,523WorkStreet inSalinas. TheChildren’sLiteracyLeaderAward will bepresentedat5:30p.m. ThroughitsHolidayGiving Campaign,theReadtoMeProjectisinviting everyoneinthecommunity,including localcompanies,parentsand teachers,todonate and support thiscost-effective,high-impactprogram. Theevent andholidaycampaignissponsored by HamptonInnand Suites,KSMS TVUnivision67,KSESJose107.1FMand KLOKLaTricolor99.5FMandKDJT UniMas33. To RSVP orformoreinformation,call (831)275-1300oremail barbara@readtomeproject.org. ContactInformation:BarbaraGreenway,ExecutiveDirector,barbara@readtomeproject.org MarcyRustad,DirectorofDevelopment,marcy@readtomeproject.org About Jeanne Herrick: JeanneHerrickhasmorethan40yearsofexperienceinpubliceducationworkingfortheSanJoseUnifiedSchool District andAlisalUnionSchool District.Sheisa leaderinK-12district reformandhaschampioned the“ReadingFirst”effortthrough grant developmentand implementation.Ms.Herrickisrecognizedasastatewideexpert intheareasof EnglishLanguageLearneracademiclanguageand literacydevelopment.IntheAlisalUnionSchool District (AUSD),Ms.Herrickshapedtheinitial K-3reading programthatsupportsstrongerreading achievement intheearly grades.Shehasreceivedstatelevel recognitionforherwork.Ms.Herrickhas been instrumentalinthe expansionof theReadtoMeProject inAlisal,supporting its growthfrom23to52classroomswith730AUSDstudentsreading to850young siblings. AboutthenewHamptonInn& Suites Salinas: Thenew105-roomHamptonInn&SuitesSalinasopened inearly2014atthecornerofWorkandJohnStreets,right offof Highway101.TheHamptonInnoffershot breakfastseverymorning, complementaryWi-Fi,anindoorpool,hot tub,and fitnesscenteraswellasHDDirect TVchannels and otheramenities.Itis located just15milesfromMontereyandcloseto all Salinasattractionsincluding golf, winetasting and localeventsincluding the CaliforniaInternationalAirShow,MontereySportsCarFestival,and theSteinbeckFestival. AboutThe ReadtoMeProject: TheReadtoMeProjectisanearlyliteracyprogramthathelps prepareyoung childrentoenterkindergarten withtheknowledge,vocabulary,and comprehensionskillsthatwill helpthem succeed inschooland becomeliterateandsuccessful adults. TheProject providesstructureand opportunityforinfants,toddlersand preschoolerstoberegularlyreadtoathomebytheir elementary-aged brothersandsisters.TheReadtoMeProject iscurrentlyreaching 82 classroomsinEastSalinas,Gonzales,Greenfield, Carmel Valleyand BigSurwithmorethan1000 studentsreading to1350youngsiblings. TheReadtoMeProjectiseasyand inexpensivetoimplement,immediate,direct,and powerful;reaching largenumbersofyoungchildren wherethey learn best,athome.Families become engagedin providing theiryoung children withthefoundationforlearning and life-long literacy.TheReadtoMeProjectfosters loving and positiverelationshipsamongfamilymembersandnourisheslifelong bonds betweensiblings.Itisanorganic, simpleand preventativeapproachas opposed toin-school remediation programsthatarecostly,requirechildrentofailfirst,andare often provided toolate. Howthe ReadtoMeProjectworks: TheProject isimplemented in4th,5th,and6thgrade classroomsin primarilylow-literacyschool