Summary: Thirty Digital Books withe simultaneous use licenses will be provided to K-3 students at Ocean Knoll Elementary, a Title 1 school in Encinitas, California
The United Services E-Rotary Club has just been in existence for two years but it has an active group of Rotarians who are concerned and active about education for our local schools, Ocean Knoll Elementary, a Title 1 school, ,is targeted as a federal program improvement school. Students who are living at or below the poverty level and English learners, totally more than 50 % of student population did not make the required academic gains in English language arts last year. With the new Common Core State Standards requiring greater rigor and a focus on informational text, the United Services Rotary wants to provide the literacy tools to assist these students in building the necessary skills for them to achieve academic success. In addition, UCSD is partnering with Ocean Knoll to provide afterschool classes in engineering for 5th and 6th grade girls over the next three years. With this emphasis on science and engineering, the United Services Rotary want to help prepare these students in the primary grades to have a stronger foundation in literacy through the science content area. The digital books will be purchased by September 30th and will remain the property of the Encinitas Union School District in perpetuity. Every student K-3 (approximately 350 students) will have access to the purchased high interest science books. There will be a focus on purchasing books that are interactive. The books will be able to be used simultaneously, so all K-3 students can access the same title at the same time, if desired. This will allow for 1-to-1, small group and full classroom use. This will help build academic language along with an increased incentive to read because of the high interest topics that are addressed in the books. Since the books are digital, students will be able to take the books home through iPads provided by the school district. This will allow parents to participate in the reading and interactive content of the digital books. Local United Services Rotarians will be offering training by reading specialists from the Encinitas Union School District on techniques to maximize the use of these digital books and invited to work one-on-one with students and parents through student tutoring and parent education events. A Rotarians at Work Day project will be linked to the implementation of these science books.
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History Log Entries
30-Jul-14
System Entry
Creation of project page.
1-Aug-14
System Entry
Project sent for club signatures.
1-Aug-14
System Entry
Project signed by Maureen Duncan.
1-Aug-14
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Project signed by Tess Banko.
4-Aug-14
by Marge Cole
The District 5340 Rotary Foundation Committee approved the request for DDF match of $500. for this District Literacy Grant. A check will be sent to the Club at the address provided when the DDF cash is received from The Rotary Foundation. The District thanks and commends the E-Club of United Services for this generous project.
6-Aug-14
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Project approved by the District Approval Committee.
24-Aug-14
System Entry
Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.
28-Mar-15
by Maureen Duncan
Uploaded ebooks for grant - requisition and paid from Ocean Knoll School
28-Mar-15
by Maureen Duncan
Books ordered. Grant complete.
12-Jul-15
by Marge Cole
This project is NOT complete until all the financial documents (receipts, etc.) and Final Report are uploaded to the Documents webpage of this grant. For more information on how to close a District Grant, go to this webpage: http://www.clubrunner.ca/Data/5340//HTML/229865//Howtocompleteyour2014-2015DistrictGrant.pdf#sthash.dSAco64z.dpuf
The Club CANNOT apply for another grant until this one is completed. New District Grants are due on the website by August 1, 2015.
19-Jul-15
by Maureen Duncan
I am completing the report by uploading the documents of what was purchased and paid for by the school district for Ocean Knoll students. These are software books for the students iPads. The students are successfully using the software.
19-Jul-15
by Maureen Duncan
I have uploaded three files in pdf noting the purchase of ebooks. I believe the project is complete
19-Jul-15
System Entry
Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.
19-Jul-15
System Entry
Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.
