412 families with kindergarten through 3rd grade students completed our PLE Classes and took home ov

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Who are We?

• Allen County Education Partnership (ACEP) is a
  non-profit literacy organization that was
  established in 1991.
• Our mission is to improve academic achievement
  for youth through business, community, and
  education partnerships.
• Our vision is that all Allen County children will
  read at grade level by the completion of third
  grade.

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What Do We Do?

• Project READS
• Parent Literacy Enrichment Classes
• Learn United
• ITT Excellence in Education Awards
• Tools for Teachers
• Rally to Read Community Initiative

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Project READS

• An after school tutoring program for children in
  grades K-3rd grade who are reading below grade
  level
• 17 different sites hosted 206 students with 219
  volunteer tutors this past year

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94 of students who completed two assessments
showed improvement
96 of students who completed two Project READS
assessments showed improvement
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99 students graduated from the Project READS
program by scoring at the top of their grade level
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92 of teachers have seen reading improvement
from their students who participate in Project
READS
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Parent Literacy Enrichment Classes

• Classes are designed for parents of
  pre-kindergarten through third grade students
• Parents are given tools and techniques for
  helping their child improve their reading and
  writing skills
• 579 Allen county families completed our PLE
  classes this past year

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100 of parents completing the workshops are more
confident in their ability to help their child
read and write
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Parents take home over 100 in books, games, and
activities after finishing the PLE Workshops
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Learn United

• Coordinate all of the volunteer tutors for Learn
  United, a community initiative spearheaded by
  United Way, to close the 3rd grade reading
  achievement gap
• Currently have about 425 tutors in 14 different
  schools

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ITT Excellence in Education Awards

• Partner with ITT to help teachers earn grant
  money to pursue innovative projects in math,
  science, and technology
• Over 26,500 was distributed to 18 Allen County
• teachers for
• 2008-2009

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Leo Elementary School Using KNex construction
materials to build simple machines
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Haverhill Elementary School Using Nintendo DS
game systems to improve brain function, logical
thinking, and speed in solving math problems
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Homestead High School - Using GPS technology to
explore the outdoors
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Whispering Meadows Elementary School - Designing
vehicles and understanding how weight and load
affect their performance
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Tools For Teachers

• 12,805 books were distributed to 25 schools
  during our Community Literacy Partnership
• Classroom supplies including paper, glue,
  pencils, crayons, markers, scissors, etc. were
  also distributed
• 12 art teachers received materials including
  paint, clay, yarn, specialty paper, and other
  items

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Tools for Teachers
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