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What is Community Commitment to Education?
Community Commitment to Education is a partnership among Greater Lafayette Commerce, United Way of Greater Lafayette, and our three
local community school corporations designed to motivate our community to engage in our students’
academic success.
Read to Succeed FocusRead to Succeed places volunteers in local schools to
focus on improving early grade reading skills• 3rd grade is a focal point because: Until 3rd grade,
learn to read; after 3rd grade, read to learn• “Academic success, as defined by high school
graduation, can be predicted with reasonable accuracy by knowing someone's reading skill at the end of grade 3 (Slavin et al., 1994).”
Phase 1-Read to Succeed
Volunteers Estimated # of Students
Classrooms Schools
Summer 2011
20 75 5 1
Fall 2011 233 1500 75 5
Fall 2012 400 3600 182 10
January 2013 416 3800 194 11
Projection for Fall 2013
513 est. 4400 est. 220 est. 15
Projection for Fall 2014
650 est. 6000 est. 300 est. 19
Read to Succeed Expansion
Business Opportunities
Businesses can choose
one or more partnering
option. Our partners:• Provide financial
support • Allow their employees
to volunteer 1 hr/week• Adopt education
friendly business policies
Silver PartnersCaterpillar Inc.Lafayette Bank & Trust
Gold PartnersAlcoaCity of LafayetteCook MedicalHenriott GroupPurdue Research ParkStuart and BraniginThe Journal & CourierWabash NationalWal-MartWLFI TV 18
Bronze PartnersCityBusFairfieldFranciscan St. Elizabeth HealthImproved PharmaIvy Tech Community CollegeKirby RiskLafayette Savings BankPurdue Federal Credit UnionSchool Date BooksSubaru of Indiana Automotive
Read to Succeed Partners
Advantage Title, Inc.AloricaArni’s
Auto ExpressBauer Family Resources
Crisis Center & 211Eight38 Sign Co
Evonik CorporationFamily Services Inc.
Food Finders Food BankGirl Scouts of Central Indiana
Hanna Community CenterIndiana University Health
Kathy Mayer WritingLafayette Rotary 3411
Lafayette Transitional Housing Center
M.A.I.L. Inc.Manpower
Old National BankRadian ResearchRed Fox Flowers
Regions BankRiggs Community Health Center
Stanley SteemerTippecanoe County Childcare
Tucker InsuranceWabash Center
WBAAYWCA
Read to Succeed Partners
Volunteer DescriptionThe word of the day is “VOLUNTEER”
What is expected of a volunteer?• Volunteer one hour per week• Attend training• Regular attendance• Follow instruction of the teacher
What are the benefits?• Contributing to the betterment of
students in our community• Developing assets for youth• Creating an educated workforce for
our community
Teacher Feedback
“I think it’s great for people outside of the school setting to learn what is happening in the schools. A lot has changed since they were in kindergarten.”
Volunteer feedback"I love volunteering with Mrs. Huffman’s class! They are a joy and they are the best part of my week!“
“It is so rewarding to give the students encouragement. I get the impression, the way they soak it up, they really need someone to look them in the eye and smile and encourage them.”
“Parent involvement is very important and that’s not here all the time. So there needs to be somebody else in that child’s life that needs to push a little and encourage.”
Volunteer feedback
“Read to Succeed has been great. I love that it gets me out of my normal environment and
helps me to be even more aware of the community.”
The Next StepJamie Vollmer
Vollmer’s List
We have added numerous
responsibilities to schools
without adding a single
minute to the school
calendar in six decades.
The Next StepCommunity Commitment to Education
is about Alignment
• No one can do this alone• Working together-
collaborating, cooperating, coordinating
• Having a clear, simple, widely accepted goal-3rd graders reading
• Rallying point for the community-the flag on the hill
• To succeed, everyone has to join the fun!
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