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HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0005) IR 22-004 - Summer Reading Program UpdateINFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-004 NaFETo the Mayor and Members of the City Council January 4, 2022 Page 1 of 1 rim VA SUBJECT: SUMMER READING PROGRAM UPDATE ,ez3 This informal report will provide a brief history and current update on the City of Fort Worth Summer Reading Program. The overall goal for this program is to increase grade -level reading across Fort Worth, with the long-term goal of ensuring that all children in the third grade will be reading at grade level. The Summer Reading Program is provided through Read Fort Worth, CFW Neighborhood Services Department, CFW Park & Recreation Department, Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD), and other community partners. The Summer Reading Program was formed in 2016 under the leadership of former Mayor Betsy Price, Matt Rose of Burlington Northern Santa Fe; and Superintendent Kent Scribner of FWISD. City leadership recognized that student reading skills in the City of Fort Worth were at an all-time low and that focusing on early learning skills would be vital to future academic success. The purpose of the Summer Reading Program is to help children ages 5 to 9 avoid summer learning loss and gain literacy skills so that they are ready to succeed when returning to school in the fall. This past summer the program was conducted for six weeks and included 1,047 participants. Nearly all (99.7%) of the summer scholars who participated in the CFW program either showed growth (61 % of the students) or maintained grade -level reading (39%) from the beginning to the end of summer. The City of Fort Worth and FWISD staff will collaborate to provide more substantial organizational alignment based on observations made from this past summer program. These actions will include partnering on training and sharing expertise to ensure that children who participate in future summer programs will sustain and improve their reading capacity. The following data show that this program is helping to improve reading skills: Note: In 2019 scores were not calculated. See attachment for additional data displaying a four- year average of third graders reading at grade level per school district. Aledo ISD has the highest average at 65 percent and Lake Worth the lowest at 22 percent. Please feel free to direct all questions to Lawrence Thompson, Education Strategies Manager, 817-392-6575. David Cooke City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS District Average Aledo ISD 65% Alvarado ISD 43% Azle ISD 46% Burleson ISD 49% Castleberry ISD 34% Crowley ISD 35% Eagle Mountain - Saginaw ISD 40% Everman ISD 34% Fort Worth ISD 32% Hurst -Euless -Bedford ISD 49% Keller ISD 55% Lake Worth ISD 22`% Mansfield ISD 56% Northwest ISD 54% White Settlement ISD 50% T-' r 11 1 U Eagle t tMt-Sagonaw ISD `C 40% .- Lake Worth IS[ „h , ini. rI stle Northwest ISD "' 54 0 r �.a Keller ISD 377 55% -rl r Fort3Worth ISD ,. I"T 32% 287 3]] Eve , a n ISD 34% Gro-w�l�ey � 'ISD 35% --- - - - - --- - - - - Average Performance* o< 25.0% =25.1 % - 40.0% =40.1 % - 50.0% =>_ 50.1 % c3School District Boundary Freeways o City Limit ;=County Boundary ---- •".p----- ,z, J Hurst -Euless -Bedford ISD _ *Representing school years 2017-18, N 2018-19 & 2020-21 ISD Reading Performance � Miles At or Above 3rd Grade Level ORT W{;) COPYRIGHT 2021 CITY OF FORT WORTH ORTH UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION IS VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE © LAWS. THIS DATA IS TO BE USE FOR GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION ONLY. THEACCURACY IS NOTTO BE TAKEN / USEDAS DATA PRODUCED FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES OR BYAREGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR. THE CITY OF FORT WORTH ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF SAID DATA. Source: City of Fort Worth Department of Planning & Data Analytics; Texas Education Agency