Resources for Teams

Education Advocacy Teams unique for each county are working together to support education excellence based on each county's needs. All are invited to join the team! Click on your county's tab to view projects, meeting dates, notes, and contact information.

Funding

The Heidi Badgett Fund is an available funding resource for Webster County, provided through United Way.

Action Groups from Henderson, McLean, Union, and Webster Counties may apply for grants or sponsorships from the Henderson Breakfast Lions Club. Visit http://hendersontrifest.org/funding.php to download an application or contact Bill Floyd, President, at OV Bank, 270.831.1827, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . This group plans to give $8-9,000 to qualifying initiatives by December 31, 2009.

Action Group Ideas

Reading/Mentoring Programs. Mentors can help every child to read on grade level by the 3rd grade! Examples: Every1Reads, Louisville: http://www.every1reads.com/; and Lead2Read, Henderson: contact Cindy Williams, Community Outreach Coordinator, Henderson County Board of Education, (270)831-5000; One to One: Practicing Reading with Students, Partnership for Successful Schools: http://www.partnershipforsuccessfulschools.org/programs/one-to-one/

Center for Parent Leadership and Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership, download information: Menu of CPL workshops; CPL credentials; CIPL Education Week article. Sponsored by the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence http://www.prichardcommittee.org/; CPL Workshops http://www.prichardcommittee.org/Portals/1059/Menu%20of%20CPL%20workshops.pdf

Jefferson County Schools and Greater Louisville Inc., the area chamber of commerce, partner for a college enrolement pilot program, which has led to a five-fold increase in the number of college bound students at Valley Traditional High School. View article.

Kentucky Scholars Program, http://www.kyscholars.com/. Steps for Implementation; One Pager; Did You Know; Quickfacts; Parent and School Agreement; Student Pledge

School Counts!, Hopkins County, KY http://www.madisonville.kctcs.edu/schoolcounts/index.html; Kalamazoo Promise links: http://www.kalfound.org/index.cfm, http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-R-0527.htm, https://www.kalamazoopromise.com/?mode.page.view=27

Existing Opportunities

Western Kentucky Junior Achievement volunteer opportunity

Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Students

http://www.thinkfinity.org/ParentHome.aspx

More resources coming soon.