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Dear
Rotary Club and Mr. Errett,
A very heartfelt thank you for your generosity in funding the Rotary
Reader program at Meridian Elementary School. The students grew in
their reading abilities in measurable ways. They were so excited
to receive the books and certificates from you. One girl told me
that her mother had already framed the certificate. A boy said
that his grandma was so proud, she offered to buy him more books.
These children receive almost no public recognition for academics, so
your efforts are extremely meaningful to them.
I started in February as their tutor and the kids went from, "Do I have
to read?" to "When is it my turn to read? I like reading!" on our
last day. I am so proud of them and so thankful to you.
Sincerely,
Julie Kennedy |
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· The
Rotary Elementary School Reading Program.
Established
in 1976 by Rotarian Vince Bacino, this program serves 2nd, 3rd and 4th
graders at five elementary schools in the Cajon Valley School District.
At an annual cost of $12,000 to $15,000, the Rotary Reading Program has
helped thousands of our children to improve their reading skills through
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· The
Rotary Middle School Reading Lab.
Piloted last
year at Montgomery
Middle School, the El Cajon Rotary Club supported this innovative
motivational reading program to challenge over 500 students to increase
their reading rates and comprehension by reading entertaining books,
taking personalized computer-scored tests, and receiving prizes and
other incentives for their improvement. Library book check-outs have
increased by over 300% as a result of this program. Due to the
overwhelming success of this program, the school is expanding the
program to allow even more students to benefit from participation this
year. |
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·
The Rotary
Accelerated Math Labs.
Last year a
grant from Rotary was awarded to Greenfield Middle School to design,
purchase equipment for, and operate a hands-on Accelerated Math Lab.
This new lab provides individualized computerized assistance to
students needing special attention in basic math skills, general math,
and pre-algebra skills. The immediate improvement in most students’
understanding has resulted in significantly improved math scores.
Because of its great success, plans are underway to increase the number
of students using the lab each day next year.
This year, using the Greenfield Middle School Lab as a model, another
Rotary-supported lab at Cajon Valley Middle School was designed. With
funds from this year’s grant, equipment was purchased and the lab
began operating in April, 2003. With the continued assistance of
Rotary Club funds, this lab will be in full operation in September,
2003.
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·
Vocational
Support.
For the past five years, annual grants of $1,000 each, have been awarded
to the Cajon Valley Middle School Landscape and Gardening Program.
Students learn gardening, landscaping, and various other
horticulture-related skills.
Irrigation plans, electronic watering systems, landscape designs, rock
and concrete work, and shade structures have been constructed by
students with the supervision of a teacher who used Rotary funds to
purchase materials. Plans are underway to expand this program to for
partnerships with Grossmont/Cuyamaca Community College students and
professional landscapers in San Diego County with a goal of expanding
students' interest in horticulture careers. |
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·
RYLA.
The El Cajon Rotary Club actively supports and participates in the
annual Rotary Youth Leadership Awards recognizing excellence in youth
leadership. The award is an all-expense paid weekend conference
providing high school juniors an incentive to improve their leadership
abilities in order to build better schools and communities. |
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