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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 5051-02-2019A Resolution NO. 5051-02-2019 ENDORSING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH EDUCATION INITIATIVE ACTION PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth recognizes the importance of grade level reading, especially 3rd grade reading as a contributing factor towards a thriving economy; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth was a catalyst in establishing Read Fort Wmth as a backbone organization leading a collective impact effort to mobilize early education providers to align program goals to increase the number of students able to read at grade level; and WHEREAS, this effort, known community -wide as 100 X 2025, was designed to assure that by 2025, 100% of third grade students in the Fort Worth Independent School District will be reading at grade level; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort W01th embraces this community goal and created a Director of Education Strategies position to develop and implement an Education Initiative Action Plan; and WHEREAS, a team of community members and staff worked for a year developing an Action Plan which was presented to the Fort Worth City Council on February 5, 2019; and WHEREAS, the Action Plan outlines the role of the City of Fort Worth as a partner in public education by applying best practices for literacy and reading instruction to existing departmental programs, beginning summer 2019; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT: 1. The City Council endorses the attached Education Initiative Action Plan as presented at the February 5, 2019 City Council work session; and 2. The City Council requests that the City Manager use this Action Plan as a guide for the City's efforts to improve reading levels among students in the Fort Worth Independent School. District. Adopted this 12" day of F'�bruary 2019 ATTES Mary J. Kaysa, City Secretary ®aRTWD kkA Proposed Education Initiative Action Plan Presented by Gleniece A. Robinson and Dr. Cheryl Mixon February 5, 2019 •ii FWTX 100x25 READY TO READ, READY TO LEAD 1 A11UW REM FAUNS Nl! II M nunity-Wide Collective Impact Approach 3 City -Wide Effort �ERp FORT Woo FORT WORTH® M* Being * * -Child Well' AEITERACY ACHIEVING PARTNERSHIP 100X25 j fir. J, Schoolr Readiness L— —,A 4 2 Intentional, measureable reading intervention • Address Summer Slide Test model within FWISD • Target children ages 5-9 • Focus on ability to read 3 FORT OATH:, INFORMATION GATHERING & RESEARCH Deeper Dive Within Departments • Code Compliance • Communications & Public Engagement • Library • Neighborhood Services • Park & Recreation • Transportation & Public Works • Former Mayors • Kenneth Barr • Mike Moncrief • Former City Council Member • David Chappell • Former City Managers • Bob Herchert • Bob Terrell (deceased) • Elementary Schools • George C. Clarke • Maude I. Logan • Maudde M. Walton • Harlean Beal Community Input • Cook Children's • Education 10 Step • First Tee • Fort Worth Black Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce • Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce • Library Advisory Board • Lockheed Martin Aeronautics • Read Fort Worth • Tarrant Churches • Hope Farm, Inc. • Rivertree Academy • Tarleton State University • Tarrant County College District • Texas Christian University • Texas Wesleyan University • Fort Worth Independent School District Research and Benchmarking Cn C� 10 s PROGRAM DESIGN" r June 10 - July 26, 201 ..F9 FORT WORTH.:, OF • Intentional use literacy instruction based on assessed reading levels • Types of literacy support including reading mentors, reading buddies, reading games, etc. Key Elements to Program Success ➢45 minute dosage of intentional reading instruction ➢Six week duration ➢Five days a week ➢Consistent attendance Six Component; of Reading Instruction (45 mins) Comprehension Writing 7 PROVIDERS ■ Amon Carter Museum of American Art 10 Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) ■ City of Fort Worth Departments Fire, Neighborhood Services, Park & Recreation and Police ■ Kimbell Art Museum ■ Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth ■ National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame ■ National Cowboys of Color Museum ■ Clayton Youth Enrichment ■ Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Program Providers & Supporters SUPPORTERS ■ Fort Worth Aviation Museum ■ Friends of the Fort Worth Library ■ Gardens at Cobb Park ■ Villages at Cobb Park D 26 Program Sites District 8 Andrew Doc Session Community 3 44 District 6 Center Chldrdm Trak Community Center CISD 0 Serving District 3 Como Community Center 3 141 District 2 Diamond Hill Community Center 3 45 Fort Worth I S D District 5 Eugene McCrary Communky Center 3 Closed District 9 Fire Station Community Center 5 123 Schools District 9 Greenbrier Community Center 4 118 Districts Handley MeadowbrookCommunity 2 Closed .-_.... ._.._.,,..__......._, _... Center ..,-. _._., ,.,.... .. .. District 8 Highland Hills Community Center 2 78 /PROGRAM SITES s s s District Hillside Community Center 2 68 District 5 MLK Jr. Community Center 3 20 District 8 Clifford Davis Elementary TBD 50 District 2 Not Tr4FJMlc Commtmtily Center 4 31 District 8 Harlean Beat Elementary TBD 50 District Northside Community Center 4 80 64M'6 WeetHandlavtry kl4lN�r TBD 50 District 3 R. D. Evans Community Center 3 150 District Gardens at Cobb Park 3 16 District 4 Riverside Community Center 2 11e District 8 Villages at Cobb Park 3 30 District 8 Southside Community Center 2 49 TOTAL 196 District Southwest Community Center 5 121 District Sycamore Community Center 3 45 Dlstr1et7 Thomas Place Community Center 2 75 District VkbryForest ComlmmdtyCenter 3 11e District 9 Wont Heights Community Center 2 85 TOTAL 1495 PROVIDERS ■ Amon Carter Museum of American Art 10 Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) ■ City of Fort Worth Departments Fire, Neighborhood Services, Park & Recreation and Police ■ Kimbell Art Museum ■ Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth ■ National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame ■ National Cowboys of Color Museum ■ Clayton Youth Enrichment ■ Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Program Providers & Supporters SUPPORTERS ■ Fort Worth Aviation Museum ■ Friends of the Fort Worth Library ■ Gardens at Cobb Park ■ Villages at Cobb Park D City -Wide ide Pro ram Participation t(' � �, � o- � I I •, -�rf� J"1 ta. �# � ? }nµ H � � tit r t trr LegendPA.* scbw r _ f e� r.+n O c...* Community -wide Program Participation 07 E IT r r r r. H,•,i1 rj I .n. {� � n lWrMM adr.d Q CMa-M.alE aranrM adoal a.rdrr 7,�j _ t ) _ tS :LI R• • YMCA J ♦ thm caewuraF c.Mw 9 Parents/Family Engagement RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES • Host on-site opportunities ➢Parent sessions ➢Scheduled meetings and events ➢Pop-up Tent Talks • Outreach via FWISD 10 e,�� ORANGE �� COMPASS Employee Training ➢Change management sessions provided by Orange Compass ➢Three 90 minute sessions ➢Reading instruction provided by Texas Wesleyan University ➢150 persons ➢Three 5 hour sessions Employee Participation (as authorized by supervisor) ■Organize Book Drives ■ Tutor Children ■Adapt Little Free Library ■ Participate as a Reading Mentor ■ Participate as a Guest Reader w BOOK DRIVE Open boak5 open? minds 22 11 Program Measurements cn V 0 A u 12 24 12 1' 1' Additional Goals Increase from 45 minutes to 90 minutes of ✓ Education intentional reading instruction Create appropriate material collections in ✓ ✓ Education community centers Revise job descriptions ✓ ✓ Human Resources Provide tuition reimbursement for reading ✓ ✓ Human Resources certification Create uniform program agreements and forms ✓ ✓ Law Offer additional measurable, intentional reading ✓ ✓ Education programs Increase employee training Budget and Performance Hire temporary literacy specialists ✓ ✓ Human Resources 13 ± Nnlfonral Cowljoy& of Color Mumurn Clayton Youth Enrichment Employees • Brewer -Jones, Tenisha... Mayor's Office Community & Burghdoff, Dana.............Planning Coleman, Loraine ........... Performance & Budget Office Employee Daniels, Evonia..............City Manager's Office Committee Dickerson, Tracy.............Library Fimbres, Paula ............... Police • Girton, Alan....................IT Solution Community Harrell, D. J...................Planning • Huckaby, Catherine ........ Communications & Neighborhood Engagement • Green, Breanna.... Tarrant County College Noakes, Nell ..................Police • Hickman, Olga...... Bachman Lake Together ' Pickard, Kelti..................Park & Recreation • • Kluck, Virginia ........ Retired Educator Rodriquez, Whitney ........ Park & Recreation • Singleton, Sonia.............Neighborhood Services • Mercado, AneL.......Read Fort Worth Sloan, Amethyst .............Performance & Budget Office • Mixon, Cheryl ......... Fort Worth ISD Sorenson- Brenda Hicks... Economic Development • Stovall, Holly .......... Tarrant County College Williams, Jeremy.............Ptaming • Wills, Brittney..................Human Resources 14 Consider Resolution EndUrsing City Manager's Action Plan, February 12 Offer Change Management Sessions, April 2019 Provide employee training, April/May 2019 Implement Summer Program June 10 -- July 2 DU FST I C 16