Improving Literacy Through School Libraries grants provide opportunities for development of students' reading skills
FOR RELEASE: July 18, 2008 |
Contact: Stephanie Babyak or Jane Glickman
(202) 401-1576 |
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced the award of $18,258,896 to enhance libraries in 59 low-income school districts across the United States. The grants aim to help students improve reading achievement by increasing their access to up-to-date and technologically advanced school library materials.
"Reading is the foundation for all other learning, and the key ingredient for keeping students engaged and focused," Spellings said. "These grants will help school libraries keep up with the rising demands of our information age, so that they, in turn, can help students develop the critical thinking and information retrieval skills needed for success in today's world."
The Improving Literacy Through School Libraries program is designed to help schools meet the reading and other literacy challenges of their students. Funds can be used to acquire books and other library holdings; improve schools' technological resources and capabilities; facilitate Internet links and other resource-sharing networks; provide professional development for library personnel; enhance opportunities for collaboration among library specialists, teachers, and administrators; and expand hours of access to library services.
For more information about the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries program, visit: www.ed.gov/programs/lsl.
Following is a list of the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries grant recipients:
ALASKA
Klawock City Schools
Richard Carlson
Box 9
Klawock, AK 99925
(907) 755-2320
ARKANSAS
Augusta School District
Sandi Jones
320 Sycamore Street
Augusta, AR 72006
(870) 347-2515
ARIZONA
Arizona Dept. of Juvenile Corrections
Dr. Richard J. Sagar
1624 W. Adams
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 364-3956
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield City School District
Sandra Yoon
1300 Baker Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305
(661) 631-4808
Environmental Charter High School
Alison Suffet Diaz
16315 Grevillea Avenue
Lawndale, CA 90260
(310) 214-3400
Kings Canyon Unified School District
Carol Doerksen
675 W. Manning Avenue
Riedley, CA 93654
(559) 626-5910
Lynwood Unified School District
Chidiebere Onyia
11321 Bullis Road
Lynwood, CA 90262
(310) 886-1439
Modesto City Elementary District
Carol Ligon
426 Locust Street
Modesto, CA 95351-2699
(209) 576-4933
COLORADO
School District 1, City and County of Denver
Jody Gehrig
900 Grant Street
Denver, CO 80203-2907
(720) 423-8101
FLORIDA
School District of Columbia County
Wanda Conner
372 W. Duval St
Lake City, FL 32055-3990
(386) 755-8048
ILLINOIS
Chicago Public Schools, District #299
Paul K. Whitsitt
1326 West 14th Place
Chicago, IL 60608
(773) 553-6215
East St. Louis School District 189
Willard Mitchom
1005 State Street
East St. Louis, IL 62201
(618) 646-3002
IOWA
Central Decatur Community School District Becky Andrews
1201 NE Poplar St.
Leon, IA 50144
(641) 446-4816
KENTUCKY
Frankfort Independent School District
Dianne Cobb
506 West Second Street, Suite 2
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 875-8661
Hart County Schools
Wesley Waddle
511 West Union Street
Munfordville, KY 42765
(270) 524-2631
LOUISIANA
Caldwell Parish School District
Robin Nelson
219 Main Street
Columbia, LA 71418
(318) 649-2689
Sabine Parish School Board
Eddie Jones Jr.
695 Peterson St.
Many, LA 71449
(318) 586-3681
St. James Parish School Board
Pamela Bourgeois
1876 West Main Street
Lutcher, LA 70071
(225) 869-5375
Webster Parish School Board
Judy Noles
1442 Sheppard Street
Minden, LA 71055
(318) 377-7052
MAINE
Maine School Administrative District No. 46
Ann Crane Jordan
10 Spring Street Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-5262
MSAD 48
Susan Russell
P.O. Box 40
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-5091
Woodland School Department
Paul Swanson
844 Woodland Center Road
Woodland, ME 04736
(207) 496-2981
MASSACHUSETTS
Springfield Public Schools
Judy Alexander
195 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103-1704
(413) 787-7133
Worcester Public Schools
Joan M. Fitton
20 Irving Street
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 799-3110
MICHIGAN
Public Schools of the City of Muskegon
Linda Riepma
349 W. Webster Avenue
Muskegon, MI 49440
(231) 720-2039
MISSOURI
Lakeland R-III School District
Laberta Culver
12530 Lakeland School Drive
Deepwater, MO 64740-8138
(417) 644-2223
NEW MEXICO
Corona Public Schools
Linda Greer
P. O. Box 258, 250 Franklin Avenue
Corona, NM 88318-0258
(575) 849-1911
Tularosa Municipal Schools
Steven Kiley
504 1st Street
Tularosa, NM 88352-2702
(505) 585-8800
NEW YORK
Belfast Central School District
Judith May
One King Street
Belfast, NY 14711
(585) 365-9940
Binghamton City School District
Trina Newton
164 Hawley Street
Binghamton, NY 13901
(607) 762-8100 ext. 220
Mount Pleasant Cottage School Union Free School District
Liz Gallo
1075 Broadway, PO Box 8
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-0456
Utica City School District
Carla Percia
1115 Mohawk Street
Utica, NY 13323
(315) 792-2215
OKLAHOMA
Agra Public Schools
Wes McFarland
P.O. Box 279
Coweta, OK 74824
(918) 375-2261
Albion School District 2
Eugenia Coffey
Highway 271 South, P.O. Box 100
Albion, OK 74521
(918) 563-4331
Atoka Public Schools
Dawn Loftis
1003 W. 11th
Atoka, OK 73096
(580) 889-5640
Briggs Public School
Alicia O'Donnell
17210 S. 569 Road
Tahlequah, OK 74464
(918) 456-4221 ext 108
Checotah Public Schools
Denise Donathan
310 SW 2nd Street
Checotah, OK 74426
918-473-5610
Chickasha Independent School District
Cathy Simer
900 W. Choctaw
Chickasha, OK 73018
(405) 222-6524
Gage Public Schools
Doug Taylor
202 West Highway 15, PO Box 60
Gage, OK 73843
(580) 923-7666
Hugo Public Schools
Karen Lyles
208 N 2nd St.
Hugo, OK 74743
(580) 326-6483
Mill Creek School District
Lorinda Chancellor
PO Box 118
Mill Creek, OK 74856
(580) 384-5514
Muskogee Public Schools
Derryl Venters
202 West Broadway
Muskogee, OK 74401
(918) 684-3700
Quapaw Elementary School
Sharla Heltzel
305 West 1st Street
Quapaw, OK 74363
(918) 674-2501
Shady Point Public Schools
Marie Akins
22838 Wheelus
Shady Point, OK 74956
(918) 963-2595
Tulsa Co. Ind. School District No. 1
Roberta Ellis
3027 S. New Haven
Tulsa, OK 74114-6131
(918) 746-6523
OREGON
School District No. 1J, Multnomah County
Edith Fuller
P.O. Box 3107
Portland, OR 97208-3107
(503) 916-3406
PENNSYLVANIA
Harrisburg School District
Debra K. Ferguson
2101 N. Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 703-4167
School District of Pittsburgh
Samuel Jackendoff
341 S. Bellefield Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 338-8070
Scranton School District
Nancy Hlavaty
425 North Washington Ave.
Scranton, PA 18503
(570) 348-3432
TENNESSEE
Memphis City Schools
Margaret Montgomery
2597 Avery
Memphis, TN 38112
(901) 416-5382
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Susan Whitworth
2601 Bransford Avenue
Nashville, TN 37204-2811
(615) 259-8412
TEXAS
Bloomington Independent School District
Brad Williams
P.O. BOX 158
Bloomington, TX 77951
(361) 897-1652
Education Service Center, Region 2
Kim Picozzi
209 N. Water Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
(361) 561-8670
Fort Worth Independent School District
Tracy Marshall
100 N. University Drive, Ste. SW204
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 871-2452
Navasota ISD
Dr. Dawn Marie Zak Baletka
705 E. Washington
Navasota, TX 77868
(936) 825-1112
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
Nora Galvan
P.O. Box 769
Pharr, TX 78577-1615
(956) 702-5991
South San Antonio Independent School District
Blanca Gonzalez
2515 Bobcat Lane
San Antonio, TX 78224
(210) 623-1875
WASHINGTON
Clarkston School District #J250-185
Asotin County
Eric Price
1294 Chestnut
Clarkston, WA 99403
(509) 758-2531
WYOMING
Fremont County School District 14
Leslie Voxland
638 Blue Sky Highway
Ethete, WY 82520-9366
(307) 332-9765
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