READ.LEARN.SUCCEED. | United Way of Northeast Louisiana

READ.LEARN.SUCCEED. offers opportunities for volunteers interested in helping area 2nd and 3rd graders improve their reading skills.

FACT: Studies show that students who can't read on grade level by the end of 3rd grade are four times LESS likely to graduate from high school.

Launched in partner schools during the 2012-13 school year, READ.LEARN.SUCCEED. is a volunteer community education initiative designed to help place area students on a path toward school success by improving their reading skills and increasing their chances of graduating from high school.

READ.LEARN.SUCCEED. pairs trained community volunteers with 2nd-grade students across 21 partner schools in our region, as well as 3rd-grade students at Jefferson. Volunteers serve as one-on-one Volunteer Readers or Pen-Friends, helping their assigned students practice and strengthen reading and writing skills.

The program takes place over 10 consecutive weeks from October through December, excluding Thanksgiving Break.

These dedicated volunteers give their time and energy to help children across Northeast Louisiana build skills that can contribute to a better quality of life, both now and in the future.

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I understand that, as a volunteer reader, I am required to complete an online background check. I will receive an email from Michelle Saucer with instructions and agree to complete the background check within 14 days of receiving the email.

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I acknowledge that I have watched the READ.LEARN.SUCCEED. Volunteer Training.

School District Volunteer Policy and Procedures

School boards recognize that volunteers can make many valuable contributions to the schools in their districts. Therefore, all Boards welcome volunteers and endorse Volunteer Programs in the district, subject to suitable regulations and safeguards, to be promulgated by the Superintendent or staff, in cooperation with the schools.

Appropriate effort shall be made to incorporate the use of school volunteers into all schools as well as any or all other programs or activities of the school district.

The Boards' Volunteer Programs shall meet certain requirements, including but not limited to the following:

Every volunteer permitted to assist personnel in any school related program shall sign a volunteer behavior agreement stating that he/she understands and will abide by all policies, regulations, and procedures of the School Board.
The agreement shall include a statement that the volunteer shall not abuse any child or student by physical or emotional means or commit any criminal act involving a minor student.
Every volunteer shall agree to undergo, and shall undergo, an extensive criminal background check as required by statute.
Every volunteer shall agree not to use alcohol or illegal drugs or be under the influence of alcohol or any drug while volunteering in any school related program.

Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 15:587.1, 17:15, 17:81

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