Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g1RIkGu00247; Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:46:16 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:46:16 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <E66E626CD14CD511982C00C00D00C60B41FE94@admin.bvsd.k12.co.us> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: David Chandler <david.chandler@admin.bvsd.k12.co.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:801] RE: Concern about federal support for Family Li X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Status: O Content-Length: 5743 Lines: 135 I questioned Joe Johnson at the ESEA meeting in San Antonio in December after he failed to mention FAMILY LITERACY in his discussion. His response was reserved, saying that he felt some Even Start programs had shown success. I don't think he's aware of the study-Even Start: An Effective Literacy Program..., NCFL, 1997. > ---------- > From: Helen Campbell > Reply To: nifl-family@nifl.gov > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 12:17 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:799] Concern about federal support for Family > Literacy > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C1BF87.5E37F420 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Hello, everyone! I am the coordinator of an Even Start Family Literacy = > program in Chicago. Family Literacy is a strong and important focus for = > both the Illinios Secretary of State's Office and the Illinois State = > Board of Education through Even Start. There are many very thoughtful = > and dedicated people in those offices working to strengthen Family = > Literacy services in the city of Chicago, suburban areas and down state = > Illinois and it shows through the quality programs helping families = > throughout the state! > > Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the IASA conference in = > Chicago. This is the statewide conference for TITLE programs. I = > attended on Thursday because it was publicized as being *Family Literacy = > Day.* And, indeed, there were many excellent sessions focused on = > Family Literacy. However, I had expected that the special Keynote = > Speaker, Joseph Johnson, the Director of Compensatory Education Programs = > in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education would discuss Family = > Literacy. I was surpirsed that he did not talk about Even Start or even = > mention Family Literacy. It seems to me that any discussion about = > improving schools and educating children must include families and = > family literacy. Furthermore, I believe that Mr. Johnson had been asked = > by the organizers to talk about family literacy.=20 > > The lack of mention of family literacy by Mr. Johnson, a federal = > representative plus the recent budget proposal cutting Even Start = > funding raises serious concerns about the future of family literacy. =20 > > I would really like to encourage dialogue on this listserv about this = > crisis. I wonder if we can't move to change the direction the federal = > government is moving in before the families most in need of our services = > pay the consequences. > > Please respond! > > Helen Campbell > Blue Gargoyle Family Learning Project > Chicago, IL > > ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C1BF87.5E37F420 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = > http-equiv=3DContent-Type> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello, everyone! I am the coordinator of an = > Even Start=20 > Family Literacy program in Chicago. Family Literacy is a strong = > and=20 > important focus for both the Illinios Secretary of State's Office and = > the=20 > Illinois State Board of Education through Even Start. There are = > many very=20 > thoughtful and dedicated people in those offices working to strengthen = > Family=20 > Literacy services in the city of Chicago, suburban areas and down state = > Illinois=20 > and it shows through the quality programs helping families throughout = > the=20 > state!</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the = > IASA=20 > conference in Chicago. This is the statewide conference for TITLE=20 > programs. I attended on Thursday because it was publicized as = > being=20 > *Family Literacy Day.* And, indeed, there were many = > excellent =20 > sessions focused on Family Literacy. However, I had expected that = > the=20 > special Keynote Speaker, Joseph Johnson, the Director of Compensatory = > Education=20 > Programs in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education would = > discuss=20 > Family Literacy. I was surpirsed that he did not talk about Even = > Start or=20 > even mention Family Literacy. It seems to me that any discussion = > about=20 > improving schools and educating children must include families and = > family=20 > literacy. Furthermore, I believe that Mr. Johnson had been asked = > by the=20 > organizers to talk about family literacy. </FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The lack of mention of family literacy by Mr. = > Johnson, a=20 > federal representative plus the recent budget proposal cutting Even = > Start=20 > funding raises serious concerns about the future of family = > literacy. =20 > </FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I would really like to encourage dialogue on this = > listserv=20 > about this crisis. I wonder if we can't move to change the = > direction the=20 > federal government is moving in before the families most in need of our = > services=20 > pay the consequences.</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Please respond!</FONT></DIV> > <DIV> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Helen Campbell</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Blue Gargoyle Family Learning Project</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Chicago, IL</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C1BF87.5E37F420-- > >
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