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 gBILYLX14620; Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:34:21 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:34:21 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <se00957f.092@rolla.k12.mo.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: "Cheryl Harlan" <CHarlan@rolla.k12.mo.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1353] Re: Even Start Funding X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0 Status: O Content-Length: 1449 Lines: 36 I think student "testimonials" make the best impression. Cheryl L. Harlan Rolla Adult Ed. & Literacy Coordinator Editor, "Show-Me Literacy" Newsletter Rolla Technical Institute 1304 E. 10th Street Rolla MO 65401 (573) 458-0150 (ph) (573) 458-0155 (f) >>> MWPotts2001@aol.com 12/18/02 03:21PM >>> Tony, Thanks for reminding us again that the fight to save maximum funding for Even Start is not over. And may I add something else? It is possible, if not probable, that the members of congress have heard negative reports about Even Start outcomes. So, when people write or call their congressmen and women, they should not just urge them to preserve the funding level; they should also state one or two things that their program has done to make their Even Start program more accountable, more productive, more in line with what is expected. For example, they may have doubled their efforts to recruit and retain students, reducing the cost per family. The staff may have attended an advanced training session that taught them more effective ways to provide literacy services to adults and children. They may have found a new partner, with whom they will collaborate to bring broader literacy services to families. The point is that just asking congress to show us the money won't do. Even Start programs must show congress how the allotted money shows up in significant results. Meta Potts FOCUS on Literacy Glen Allen, VA
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