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Read Fort Worth's Classroom Library Campaign Delivers
Read Fort Worth stocked classroom shelves at Sunrise-McMillan Elementary School with 1,200 books, Monday, May 21.
Students from Sunrise-McMillian Elementary assisted local residents and business leaders in carrying the donated books from the school library to classrooms where they were placed on shelves.
The book distribution is part of the Read Fort Worth’s Classroom Library Campaign. The project is a community effort focused on advancing early childhood literacy by placing at least 100 “high-interest” and culturally-relevant books in Fort Worth ISD pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first- and second-grade classrooms, according to the organization. The first book deliveries are made to elementary schools with the greatest need. Additional book distributions are being arranged to take place this August.
As of this week, more than $91,000 has been raised to support the Classroom Library Campaign efforts. Click here to learn more about the campaign and how to donate.
Fort Worth ISD’s 100 X 25 FWTX initiative aims to have 100 percent of third-grade students reading on or above grade level by 2025. Superintendent Kent P. Scribner is partnering with Mayor Betsy Price and BNSF Executive Chairman Matt Rose to lead the community-wide Read Fort Worth initiative. This collective impact strategy engages parents, grandparents, and caregivers as well as volunteers from the city’s business sector, higher education, non-profit organizations, and the faith-based community.
View more photos from the book distribution here.
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