Stockton-San Joaquin County 2014 PACESETTER The Campaign for GRADE-LEVEL READING The Stockton-San Joaquin County, California, Grade-Level Reading Campaign is recognized as a 2014 Pacesetter for making measurable progress on student attendance outcomes. San Joaquin County saw a reduction in truancy (chronic absenteeism) from 30 percent to 25 percent overall, and more than 20,000 kids achieved perfect attendance during the month of September 2014. Launching the Every Day Counts Attendance Challenge has been a significant accomplishment that encourages students to come to school on time every day. During the month of September students who achieve perfect attendance are entered into a drawing for prizes including bikes and Amazon Kindles. The Attendance Challenge involves partnership and support from local businesses. In 2014, 60 local schools participated. The Stockton-San Joaquin County GLR Campaign serves an area that includes approximately 50,000 PK–3 students, approximately “We are proud to have made early literacy an important part of the 33,000 of whom come from low-income families. In partnership civic conversation in Stockton- with the Stockton Unified School District, the Campaign regularly San Joaquin County, and we’re tracks the percent of K–3 students from low-income families who encouraged by the progress we’ve are chronically absent as a key measure of its overall impact on student outcomes. Reflecting on the community’s progress since it joined the Campaign in 2012, local GLR Lead Jennifer Torres Siders commented, “We are proud to have made early literacy an important part of the civic conversation in Stockton-San Joaquin County, and we’re encouraged by the progress we’ve seen so far, seen so far, especially around attendance. We know our goals are ambitious, but we believe we are on the path toward achieving them.” Jennifer Torres Siders, local GLR Lead especially around attendance. We know our goals are ambitious, The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading proudly recognizes the shared ownership for the progress in Stockton among the following members of the local sponsoring coalition: • University of the Pacific • San Joaquin A+ • San Joaquin County Office of Education 1 draft but we believe we are on the path toward achieving them.” STOCKTON-SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY • Stockton Unified School District • Health Plan of San Joaquin • First 5 San Joaquin • Stockton Symphony • Stockton-San Joaquin County Public • Diocese of Stockton Library • Lakeview Assembly Church • Community Partnership for Families of • San Joaquin County Supervisor Kathy San Joaquin Miller • United Way of San Joaquin County, Inc. • El Concilio • San Joaquin County Judge Jose Alva • Sheriff Steve Moore • Comcast • St. Joseph’s Medical Center/Dignity • Office of Assemblywoman Susan Health Eggman • Visionary Home Builders • San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber • Lodi Unified School District of Commerce • Community Foundation of San Joaquin • Cort. Cos • Stockton Chamber of Commerce • Central United Methodist Church • Family Resource and Referral Center of • The Record Newspaper San Joaquin • Lincoln Unified School District • San Joaquin Library & Literacy • Children Now Foundation • AT&T • SASS! Public Relations • Bank of Stockton • Reach Out and Read San Joaquin • San Joaquin RTD • Stockton City Council members Michael Tubbs and Moses Zapien • PG&E • San Joaquin Delta College 2 draft • Housing Authority of San Joaquin • YMCA of San Joaquin County MAR 2015
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