06-035 READ TO ACHIEVE GRANTS AWARDED

READ TO ACHIEVE GRANTS AWARDED

Last Updated on Friday, August 24, 2007 at 5:01 AM

News Release 06-035 -- June 26, 2006

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – One hundred Kentucky schools will receive funding in the 2006-07 school year from the Read to Achieve grant program to help improve their students' reading achievement.

The Read to Achieve Act of 2005 was supported by Gov. Ernie Fletcher and passed by the Kentucky legislature to provide reading diagnostic and intervention services to struggling readers in the primary program. Read to Achieve programs offer one-on-one or small group instruction for identified students, highly-trained intervention teachers and continuous assessment of individual student needs.

This is the third round of grant awards since the program was established. Each new participating school in

this round will receive $70,000 in start-up funding to implement research-based reading programs that are proven to

be reliable and replicable. The grant provides a second year of continuation funding at a reduced rate. The grant

may be renewed following the second year of successful implementation.

Anderson Co. -- Emma B. Ward Elementary

Ashland Ind. -- Charles Russell Elementary

Bell Co. -- Bell Central Elementary, Frakes School Center, Lone Jack Elementary, Page School Center

Bourbon Co. -- Cane Ridge Elementary, North Middletown Elementary

Bullitt Co. -- Brooks Elementary, Freedom Elementary, Mount Washington Elementary, Roby Elementary

Carter Co. -- Heritage Elementary, Prichard Elementary, Star Elementary

Casey Co. -- Douglas Elementary, Phelps Elementary

Christian Co. -- Crofton Elementary, Holiday Elementary, Indian Hills Elementary, Lacy Elementary, Millbrooke Elementary, Sinking Fork Elementary, South Christian Elementary

Corbin Ind. -- Central Primary

Daviess Co. -- Burns Elementary, East View Elementary, Meadow Lands Elementary, Sorgho Elementary

Elliott Co. -- Lakeside Elementary, Sandy Hook Elementary

Fayette Co. -- Dixie Magnet Elementary, James Lane Allen Elementary, Julius Marks Elementary, Maxwell Elementary

Floyd Co. -- J.M. Stumbo Elementary, McDowell Elementary, W.D. Osborne Elementary

Green Co. -- Summersville Elementary

Harlan Co. -- Cawood Elementary, Cumberland Elementary, Evarts Elementary, Green Hill Elementary, Hall Elementary, Rosspoint Elementary

Harlan Ind. -- Harlan Elementary

Hart Co. -- Cub Run Elementary, Memorial Elementary

Henry Co. -- New Castle Elementary

Jefferson Co. -- Blue Lick Elementary, Chancey Elementary, Chenoweth Elementary, Cochrane Elementary, Eisenhower Elementary, Gutermuth Elementary, Kenwood Elementary, Okolona Elementary, Shacklette Elementary, Slaughter Elementary, Watterson Elementary, Wilkerson Traditional Elementary, Wilt Elementary

Johnson Co. -- Flat Gap Elementary, Porter Elementary, W.R. Castle Memorial Elementary

Kenton Co. -- River Ridge Elementary, Taylor Mill Elementary, White's Tower Elementary

Knox Co. -- Artemus Elementary, Flat Lick Elementary, Girdler Elementary

Laurel Co. -- Hunter Hills Elementary

Lawrence Co. -- Fallsburg Elementary

Lee Co. -- Beattyville Elementary

Letcher Co. -- Cowan Elementary

Lincoln Co. -- Stanford Elementary, Waynesburg Elementary

Madison Co. -- Glenn Marshall Elementary

Martin Co. -- Inez Elementary, Warfield Elementary

Mason Co. -- Charles H. Straub Elementary

McCracken Co. -- Concord Elementary

McLean Co. -- Livermore Elementary

Muhlenberg Co. -- Longest Elementary

Nelson Co. -- Bloomfield Elementary, Boston Elementary, Cox's Creek Elementary, Foster Heights Elementary, New Haven Elementary

Owensboro Ind. -- Cravens Elementary, Newton Parrish Elementary, Sutton Elementary

Perry Co. -- A.B. Combs Elementary

Pike Co. -- George F. Johnson Elementary

Spencer Co. -- Taylorsville Elementary

Todd Co. -- South Todd Elementary

Walton-Verona Ind. -- Walton-Verona Elementary

Williamsburg Ind. -- Williamsburg City School

Wolfe Co. -- Red River Elementary, Rogers Elementary

For more information contact:

Lisa Gross
500 Mero Street, 6th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: (502) 564-2000

Lisa.Gross@education.ky.gov

Kentucky Department of Education

READ TO ACHIEVE GRANTS AWARDED