From katie.anderson at state.or.us Mon Aug 3 12:05:20 2015 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 19:05:20 +0000 Subject: [R2R-OR] One Month Reminder: 2016 grant applications August 31, 2015 Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA245C4415A5@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> This is a reminder that 2016 Ready to Read grant applications are due in one month. Applications must be date-stamped August 31, 2015 or they will be denied. No exceptions for late applications will be made. While there is an appeals process for this situation, there is no guarantee you'll receive your grant funds if you miss the application deadline. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Katie From: R2R-OR [mailto:r2r-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Katie Anderson Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 11:14 AM To: R2R-OR (r2r-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Subject: [R2R-OR] 2016 grant application materials now available online! Importance: High Hi! The 2016 Ready to Read grant application materials are now available online. Attached is the cover letter and the list of proposed grants which you will receive in the hardcopy packet next week via regular mail-these two documents are not available online. I've also attached the word format version of the application for your convenience. Please read materials carefully because there are a few minor changes. As always, grant applications must be date-stamped August 31, 2015, or earlier or they will be denied. One of the recommendations of the Reimagining Ready to Read Task Force was to create more support materials to help people apply for, evaluate, and report on their grant. You will find these additional resources, including a complete sample application, on the Ready to Read webpage. Please let me know if you have any questions or need help filling out your application. As my colleague Ann says, "Call early, call often!" Thank you, Katie [Slogan Text][Cooper_laughing] Summer Reading 2015 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 URLs in case the hyperlinks don't work: * Application materials: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutready.aspx#Forms * Ready to Read homepage: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutready.aspx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3265 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2236 bytes Desc: image004.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Who should we put on there or should we just leave it blank? A: It depends on who is your library's fiscal agent. * If your paycheck is issued by the city/county, then whomever at city hall/county courthouse is ultimately responsible for the budget-probably the city manager or mayor/county administrator or county clerk. * If your paycheck is issued by your library, then your library director is ultimately responsible for the budget so you can leave it blank because they don't need to sign it twice. Please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks, Katie [Slogan Text][Cooper_laughing] Summer Reading 2015 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A: This is how I like to think about it: * WHO will do WHAT as a result of DOING MY ACTIVITY. * Kids will read different genres as a result of completing two or more spots on my summer reading game board/reading log. My formula may not work for all of you because people have different ways of thinking about things. Here are a couple of great, but different examples from Lebanon Public Library: Early literacy application: 5. What changes related to early literacy skills do you hope to see young children make as a result of participating in the activities you described above? We want to see children hold books and interact with them (including turning pages and playing with them); parents reading the book with their child; parents interacting with their child in ways that develop language and positive associations with books and reading. 6. What changes related to reading, singing, talking, writing, and playing with their young children do you hope to see adults make as a result of participating in the activities you described above? We hope to change the perception that early literacy begins in pre-school or kindergarten, but that it begins at birth with engaging their baby with auditory and visual language (talking, singing, playing, reading) Summer reading application: 4. What changes related to maintaining or improving literacy skills do you hope to see youth make as a result of participating in the activities you described above? By selecting books for themselves on topics that they are introduced to by performers, youth will find reading enjoyable and, as a result, maintain or improve their reading skills through practice. Additionally, by attending cultural events (Performer Series), they will maintain/improve critical thinking skills, as well as discover topics for further reading. 5. What changes related to developing a love of reading and learning do you hope to see school-age youth make as a result of participating in the activities you described above? We hope that through participation in the performer series, they will choose to read more about topics they've been introduced to. Further, we hope that attending the events together will promote discussion among family members. 6. What changes related to engaging in literacy activities with their youth do you hope to see adults make as a result of participating in the activities you described above? We hope to see parents and children reading together and talking about what they are reading - reading as a conduit to positive interactions between parents and their children. [Slogan Text][Cooper_laughing] Summer Reading 2015 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. 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We bring a craft project each week, sign up any kids who aren't already signed up for Summer Reading, and distribute prizes and books to the kids who have completed the program. The free lunch staff are providing us with space and helping us get kids signed up for summer reading on site. I'm pretty sure this is outreach, but is it also a partnership? A: Yes, it is definitely outreach! Whether or not it's also partnership is more subjective in this particular case. Here are two questions to help you determine this: Does free lunch staff helping you do sign-ups feel just like a friendly, helpful gesture or does it feel like they are really invested in encouraging and supporting kids participate in your SRP? It is only outreach if it feels more like a friendly, helpful gesture. If it feels like free lunch staff are really invested in kids participating in SRP (perhaps they're also reminding kids to read on days the library isn't there), then it is probably outreach and a partnership. If the free lunch staff stopped helping with sign-ups, would it negatively impact the program or could you pretty easily adapt to maintain the program? If it would negatively impact the program, it's outreach and a partnership. If you could pretty easily adapt to maintain the program, then it's probably only outreach. Background only if you're interested: Outreach is one of the three library youth services best practices and the Legislature wants to know if libraries are using state funds (i.e. the Ready to Read Grant) on best practices. This question about outreach has been on the Ready to Read application and report form since 2007 or 2008. During this most recent Legislative session, the Legislature asked if state funds are being used on partnership projects so this question has been added to the Ready to Read application and report form. Please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks, Katie [Slogan Text][Cooper_laughing] Summer Reading 2015 at Oregon libraries! 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A: You will observe children and adults to see if they are achieving the outcomes listed at the top of each section in the grant application. More specifically, you will watch children and adults to see if they are making the changes you say you want to see them make (your answers to questions 5 & 6 on the early literacy section and/or 4, 5, & 6 on the summer reading section) and document what you see. There are tools to help you do this on the Ready to Read website, under 'Evaluation resources' you will see 'Observation tips' and 'Sample observation tools...' Q: Are we coming up with our own questions for the surveys? What do we ask? A: Yes. You will survey children and adults to find out if they achieved the outcomes listed at the top of each section in the grant application. More specifically, you will ask children and adults questions to find out if they are making the changes you say you want to see them make (your answers to questions 5 & 6 on the early literacy section and/or 4, 5, & 6 on the summer reading section). There are tools to help you do this on the Ready to Read website, under 'Evaluation resources' you will see 'Survey tips' and 'Sample surveys...' I will have interview tips and sample interview tools on the Ready to Read website by January 1, 2016... the day you can start implementing your 2016 grants. Please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks, Katie [Slogan Text][Cooper_laughing] Summer Reading 2015 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant Library Support and Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Ferol Weyand will send you an email with the subject "Ready to Read YOUR LIBRARY's application received (EOM)" to confirm the state library has received your application. EOM means End Of Message and you don't have to open the email because the entire message is in the subject line. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Katie From: R2R-OR [mailto:r2r-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Katie Anderson Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 11:14 AM To: R2R-OR (r2r-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Subject: [R2R-OR] 2016 grant application materials now available online! Importance: High Hi! The 2016 Ready to Read grant application materials are now available online. Attached is the cover letter and the list of proposed grants which you will receive in the hardcopy packet next week via regular mail-these two documents are not available online. I've also attached the word format version of the application for your convenience. Please read materials carefully because there are a few minor changes. As always, grant applications must be date-stamped August 31, 2015, or earlier or they will be denied. One of the recommendations of the Reimagining Ready to Read Task Force was to create more support materials to help people apply for, evaluate, and report on their grant. You will find these additional resources, including a complete sample application, on the Ready to Read webpage. Please let me know if you have any questions or need help filling out your application. As my colleague Ann says, "Call early, call often!" Thank you, Katie [Slogan Text][Cooper_laughing] Summer Reading 2015 at Oregon libraries! Find a summer food site. 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