Language Focused Parent Engagement and Literacy

CRISIS

  • Highest Achievement Gap for minority students in the Nation
  • Higher drop-out rates due to English Language Proficiency
  • Twice as many Hispanic and Somali individuals live at or below the poverty rate

SERVICES

  • Early Literacy in Spanish and Somali for all
  • Parents become teachers / Students become readers in their Native/Home/Primary Language
  • Direct Parent Engagement in their child’s education

RESULTS/OUTCOMES

  • Closing the achievement gap through increased student academic performance
  • Higher Graduation Rate for Hispanic and Somali students
  • Stronger family connection to education
  • True Equity not Equality
  • Bilingual students