Summary: A dictionary provided to every third grader, each third grade teacher and elementary school principal in the Denton Independent School District and the Lake Dallas School District
This project started for the third graders in the Denton (Texas)Independent School District back in school year 2006/07. Those first students who received a dictionary as a third grader are slated to graduate this coming school year. Each year each third grader in the Denton ISD has received a dictionary, with us adding in 2013/14 the Lake Dallas School district. Nearly our entire club gets behind this and goes to at least one presentation and distribution program and many going to several schools each year. We also have received the support of one or our local banks, Bank United Rayzor Ranch branch, for a place to store the boxes of dictionaries that come in as well as placing the Rotary Club labels in each book with includes the four-way test. In spite of the increased use of technology, the students still are thrilled to receive the book, and each presentation includes a brief history of who we are as rotary, the four-way test, and using the dictionary to look up some words from the four-way test. We also make sure each third grade teacher and the principal of the elementary school receive a current copy of the book. Our goal is to get the dictionaries out to every student before the break in December so they all have one for when the start learning how to use reference materials in the spring. Denton has a wide range of students from all economic areas. For several students, this is often the first book they own. Many come up to tell us that their older sibling still has the book received when they were in third grade.
Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.
All dictionaries have been distributed to third graders in the following school districts: Denton ISD, Sanger ISD, Lake Dallas ISD Photos and receipts for purchases will be downloaded.
5-Jan-16
System Entry
Project approved by the District Approval Committee.
5-Jan-16
System Entry
Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.
2-Mar-16
by Sharron Miles
Status of District Grant
24-May-16
by Karen Severance
Our project is done with all third grade students in the Denton ISD, Sanger ISD, Lake Dallas ISD, KOAN school, and Immaculate Conception Catholic school. Also all the third grade teachers and each principal at each school. Finalizing report and uploading documentation.
6-Jun-16
System Entry
Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.
6-Jun-16
System Entry
Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.