Author: Tommy

Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Receives National Recognition for THIS BOOK IS COOL!

Written by Tommy on May 25, 2021. Posted in Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, THIS BOOK IS COOL!.

The national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has honored the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading as a Bright...

Overheard While Preparing Books

Written by Tommy on May 25, 2021. Posted in Family Engagement, School Readiness, Summer Learning, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, THIS BOOK IS COOL!.

Editor’s Note: If you are interested in volunteering with the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, please...

THIS BOOK IS COOL! at Samoset Elementary School!

Written by Tommy on May 25, 2021. Posted in Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, THIS BOOK IS COOL!.

Nine excited teachers. Nine welcoming classrooms. An engaged principal. And more than 100 children receiving three...

Reach Out and Read: New ways and processes to improve the system

Written by Tommy on May 25, 2021. Posted in Family Engagement, Health.

There’s always room for improvement. That phrase may sound cliché and obvious, but I’ve learned from six years of...

Stronger Me, Stronger We — Mind in the Making: Team Fearless…Small but Mighty

Written by Tommy on May 25, 2021. Posted in Mind in the Making, Stronger We, Stronger Me.

Team Fearless was a small but mighty group. Led by facilitators Joni Hansen and Shalia Moore-Hayes, the team included...

Team Determined: Making Connections Through Memories

Written by Tommy on May 25, 2021. Posted in Mind in the Making.

Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading utilizes Mind in the Making (MITM) workshops to offer high-quality content...

Photo: Inaugural TPF Fellow Hannah Saeger Karnei and TPF Fellow John Ferguson

Summer Reading with a side of TPF Fellows

Written by Tommy on June 9, 2020. Posted in Summer Learning, THIS BOOK IS COOL!.

As Fellows at The Patterson Foundation, it’s a joy and privilege to be a part of so many exciting projects across all...

Mind in the Making Coffee Chats Mind in the Making Coffee Chats

Connecting and Innovating in Times of Uncertainty

Written by Tommy on June 4, 2020. Posted in Mind in the Making.

I have been fortunate to share Mind the Making with many organizations and groups in a face to face format, but due...

THIS BOOK IS COOL!

Written by Tommy on May 30, 2020. Posted in Summer Learning, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, THIS BOOK IS COOL!.

Research spanning 100 years has proven that students experience up to 2.5 months of academic learning loss when they...

Aspirations for a Seamless Transition from VPK to Kindergarten

Written by Tommy on May 18, 2020. Posted in Community, Family Engagement, School Readiness, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.

An assumption could be made that most parents, teachers, and caregivers aspire to provide quality care for...

Census 2020: Critical component for Head Start funding

Written by Tommy on April 27, 2020. Posted in Aspirations Journalism.

Editor’s Note: Philip Tavill is the President/CEO of Children First, a four-time designated National Head Start...

Mind in the Making — Team Jubiloso

Written by Tommy on April 9, 2020. Posted in Mind in the Making.

Editor’s Note: This workshop/photo was taken pre-COVID-19/ social distancing. Currently, SCGLR is looking into...

De estudiantes a trabajadores

Written by Tommy on June 29, 2017. Posted in Español.

La Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading asistió a la cumbre educativa Learners to Earners (“De estudiantes a...

Learners to Earners

Written by Tommy on June 29, 2017. Posted in Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.

The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading attended a Learners to Earners educational summit in Orlando. The...

Únase al movimiento para el éxito de la lectura a nivel de grado

Written by Tommy on June 26, 2017. Posted in Español.

Nota del editor: Únase al movimiento para el éxito de la lectura a nivel de grado fue publicado originalmente en el...

Join the Movement for Grade-Level Reading Success

Written by Tommy on June 26, 2017. Posted in Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.

Editor’s Note: Join the Movement for Grade-Level Reading Success was originally posted in the Bradenton...

La Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading gana a lo grande durante la semana GLR

Written by Tommy on June 20, 2017. Posted in Español.

Estamos encantados de compartir que la Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (SCGLR, “Leer para 3ro Suncoast”)...

Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Wins Big During GLR Week

Written by Tommy on June 20, 2017. Posted in Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.

We’re thrilled to share that the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading received a variety of accolades, including...