That's great. Is the program based in Queens, home of my birth and early education ?
Actually, a three of my favorite schools I work with are in Queens -- and I live there.
Now that it's officially been emailed to the big wigs and the rest of the world, here are the details:
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The New York Community Trust - Brooke Astor Fund for New York City Education has just awarded CAT an 18 month $460,000 grant to expand CAT’s successful Early Learning Program (ELP) in K-2 classes at four NYC public schools with high concentrations of disadvantaged students and English Language Learners. The Astor Fund was designed to support projects with the potential to generate widespread, systemic improvement in reading skills in the early grades among underserved NYC students. Under the leadership of
ELP Director Helen Wheelock, CAT will provide theoretical and practical, multi-tiered professional development to approximately 60 educators on the use of interactive drama strategies to support reading and emergent literacy. The program will also provide CAT's direct services to 1,275 students in support of Common Core literacy skills. A comprehensive evaluation, overseen by Drew Allen, SUD's Director of Research and Evaluation, will track the year-long impact of these services.
Woot!!!
