From The New York Times:
Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say
The widening achievement gap between affluent and low-income students has received less attention than the divide between white and black students, which has narrowed.
http://nyti.ms/xrgpw9
Kids Read Now is attacking this disparity at its core—by addressing and eliminating elementary reading loss over the summer. This “summer slide” disproportionally hurts lower income students, and is a major reason that these children end up years behind their better-off peers. It’s not a racial issue, it’s an economic one. That’s why we have committed a million dollars to expand a proven program to stop this slide.
KidsReadNow is rolling out regionally this summer—with primary support from the One Call Now Foundation— with a proven summer reading and motivational system for 3rd graders; the crucial period when “learning to read” transitions to the essential “reading to learn”.
Last summer, the Kids Read Now program raised reading scores substantially (10.4%) for 800 kids, for about a nickel a day per child. It can be done, and it doesn’t take much.
Sponsor a school for $1,000.
Support this effort with us.
Visit KidsReadNow.org to learn more.
It’s December! And for many parts of the country that means snow is here or on its way!
Wouldn’t you like to know school is delayed or cancelled before getting everyone ready or to be able to make plans for the change in schedule?
If a snow storm causes school to be dismissed early – how are you notified?
Here at One Call Now – our automated system notifies staff, parents, and students of school delays, cancellations, early dismissals, emergencies, and much more – all with just ONE call.
Our calls, emails, and/or text messages will keep you up on what’s going on.
When messages matter we deliver!
Visit us online or give us a call – and let us know how we can assist you with all your message notification needs.
http://www.onecallnow.com
877.698.3262
Davies County Public Schools has their “General Safety Info” posted as such:
The mission of Daviess County Public Schools is to prepare students for success. In the event of an emergency or disaster situation, our school has two goals:
1) To keep our students and staff safe;
2) To keep parents and the community informed with accurate information.
Here are some of the things we have done to keep our students safe:
…DCPS has implemented a telephone messaging service (OneCall Now) that will allow us to make many calls very quickly — up to 1,000 per minute. Inform your child’s school office of any updates in your family’s telephone numbers. If there is an emergency or crisis situation that affects any DCPS school, parents who have signed up for OneCall Now will receive telephone notification with information about the emergency and instructions about what they should do.
What does your school have in place to keep your students safe and to provide parents and the community informed with accurate information?
Contact us today - and we’ll discuss how we can assist your staff, students, parents, and entire school community!
http://www.onecallnow.com/schools / 877.698.3262
With One Call Now – you can quickly notify any sized group!
Take a look to see all the ways Meadow Lands Elementary School has found to -
- Deliver mass school notifications
- Provide emergency notifications
- Reach parents, students, and staff with important, timely messages
- And much more…
Randy Darr’s One Call Now Testimonial -
“Our school district has used OneCallNow for two years. We are very pleased with it. It is an efficient way to contact large numbers of students and staff. We also utilize the groups to call certain students and parents as needed for sports, clubs, afterschool programs, and parental involvement. We have also set it up to communicate with our student information system. With this feature we are able to sent personalized messages to parents and students regarding lunch balances, attendance, and more!! I would absolutely recommend OneCall to any group or organization wishing to make better use of their time and efforts!!!”
If you’d like information on how One Call Now can help with YOUR school – feel free to contact us today!
http://www.onecallnow.com/schools
877.698.3262
