More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Our district has one of the highest childhood poverty rated areas in the country per capita and almost all of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch. We have a tremendously hard-working staff and our students show up each day, with an eagerness to learn, despite difficult home situations that they may be facing.
This year I piloted “Classroom Book a Day,” providing new picture books to be read each day for 180 days. The books are not related to the content or attached to a lesson, but are purely for promoting the love of reading. The books chosen provide “mirrors” for students to see their own reflections in the characters. We find the students making personal connections to their own lives and experiences. Some books are funny, others thought-provoking, and many provide opportunities for social-emotional learning.
I often travel weekly/daily to our local library in order to obtain books. Once they are read, I will keep them in the classroom as long as the loan allows, but eventually, they have to be returned. My proposal is to purchase close to a class set of these magical books, for my students to continue to enjoy and reread their favorite stories.
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Our district has one of the highest childhood poverty rated areas in the country per capita and almost all of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch. We have a tremendously hard-working staff and our students show up each day, with an eagerness to learn, despite difficult home situations that they may be facing.
This year I piloted “Classroom Book a Day,” providing new picture books to be read each day for 180 days. The books are not related to the content or attached to a lesson, but are purely for promoting the love of reading. The books chosen provide “mirrors” for students to see their own reflections in the characters. We find the students making personal connections to their own lives and experiences. Some books are funny, others thought-provoking, and many provide opportunities for social-emotional learning.
I often travel weekly/daily to our local library in order to obtain books. Once they are read, I will keep them in the classroom as long as the loan allows, but eventually, they have to be returned. My proposal is to purchase close to a class set of these magical books, for my students to continue to enjoy and reread their favorite stories.