The State of Literacy in Hancock County
A Report by the Literacy Coalition of Hancock County Standards
Committee
100% Literacy Through 100% Community Engagement
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Vision, Mission, and Values
In June of 2011, a Board of Directors was formed
and the organizational foundations were put in
place.
Vision
Every person in Hancock County will be literate.
Mission
To coordinate and support community initiatives
that promote lifelong literacy.
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Vision, Mission, and Values
Values
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Literacy improves the quality of life.
Literacy is a lifelong continuum.
Everyone has the right to be literate.
Literacy is ageless.
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Three Phase Plan
Goal #1:
• Gather and analyze consistent measurable data in order to monitor the
impact of the literacy efforts on the community. (Coordinating and
Standards)
Goal #2:
• Develop and coordinate the resources human, financial, etc.) to support
the literacy goals of the coalition. (Resources Committee)
Goal #3:
• Develop community awareness of literacy support systems. (Advocacy and
Coordinating Committees)
Goal #4:
• Support and expand existing literacy programs. (Coordinating Committee)
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Early Childhood Literacy
• Children develop much of their capacity to
learn in the first three years of life, when
their brains grow to 90% of their eventual
adult weight.
• By age 4, children from poor families hear
32 million fewer words than children from
professional families.
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Early Childhood Literacy
• Major disparity between middle and low
income literacy resources.
• 60% of kindergartners who did poorly in
school did not own a single book.
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Impact of Poverty on Success in School
Research by Palardy and Rumberger (2008) shows that,
“Students from high risk environments begin
kindergarten (on average) a full TWO years behind their
upper and middle class counterparts.”
“But they begin high school THREE years behind their
higher socio-economic peers, losing ground while
attending schools.”
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Outcome: All children will enter
kindergarten ready to learn.
Indicator of Success:
The number of incoming
kindergartners entering
public schools ready to
learn as measured by the
KRAL assessment or its
equivalent.
In Hancock County, out of 17,728
children, only 735 were enrolled in
preschool programs in 2010.
(KidsCount Data Center, Anne E.
Casey Foundation)
2011
2012
2013
Band One
Intensive
Instruction
10%
11%
26%
Band Two
Targeted
Instruction
41%
39%
38%
Band Three
Enriched
Instruction
49%
50%
36%
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PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE
LITERACY
• 88% who have difficulty reading at end of 1st
grade display similar difficulties at end of 4th
grade.
• 75% of poor readers in 3rd grade remain poor
readers in high school.
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Outcome: All third grade students will read
at grade level by the end of the third grade
school year.
Baseline Data 2012-2013
Indicator of Success:
The percentage of
students passing
the 3rd Grade Ohio
Reading
Achievement
Assessment or its
equivalent
14.7%
Below
Proficient
Total
Proficient
and Above
Proficient
85.3%
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ADOLESCENT AND HIGH
SCHOOL LITERACY
• 85% of juvenile offenders have problems
reading.
• Reading correlates with POSITIVE personal and
social behavior.
• Regular reading boosts the likelihood of
academic and economic success.
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Outcome: All eighth grade students will
read at grade level by the end of the eighth
grade school year
Indicator of Success:
2012-2013 Baseline Data
11.7%
The percentage
of students
passing the 8th
Grade Ohio
Reading
Achievement
Assessment.
Below
Proficient
Total
Proficient or
Above
88.3%
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Outcome: All tenth grade students will
read at grade level by the end of the tenth
grade school year
Indicator of Success:
Baseline Data 2012-13
The percentage of
10% Below Proficient
public school students
passing the 10th
90% Total Proficient or
Grade Ohio Reading
Above
Achievement
Assessment.
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Outcome: Achieve 100% high school
graduation rate in Hancock County and
Findlay City Schools
Indicator of Success:
The percentage of
students graduating
from high school as
reported on the Ohio
State Report Card
Baseline Data
2012-13 Four Year
Graduation Rate
95.1%
2012-2013 Five Year
Graduation Rate
95.4%
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Post-Secondary Literacy
Students Under 25 Enrolled in One or More Remedial Courses
Two-Year Colleges
44%
Public Four-Year
Schools
27%
Reducing the need for remediation could generate an extra
$3.7 billion annually
• Decreased spending on remedial classes
• Increased tax revenue from students who graduate with
an Associate’s Degree or higher.
(Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011)
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Outcome: All students will enter post
secondary institutions ready for the demands
of higher education.
Indicator of Success:
The number of
freshman taking
remedial courses in
higher education
institutions.
(data available for public
universities only)
College Remediation
Math
English
2010 16.7%
2011 31.1%
17.3%
2013 35.5%
21.5%
11.8%
Source:
https://www.ohiohighered.org/sites/ohiohighered.org/files/District_remediation_rpt_fall2011_web.pdf
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ADULT LITERACY
FACTS
Workforce Literacy: Defined as the ability to
meet the demands of the workplace, in terms of
job-specific skills and personal responsibility
• 75% of unemployed adults have reading and
writing difficulties.
• 60% of America’s prison population is illiterate.
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Workforce Literacy:
• Nationally, low literacy skills cost businesses
and taxpayers $20 billion in lost wages,
profits, and productivity each year. (National
Institute for Literacy, 2006)
• U.S. business and industry leaders estimate
spending an average of $600 million per year
on remedial reading, writing, and math skills
training for employees. (National Institute for
Literacy, 2000)
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Local Literacy Facts
• The estimate for those lacking basic literacy
skills for the state of Ohio is 9%.
• The estimate for Hancock County is 8% or over
4,000 people.
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Outcome: Adult learners will have the skills necessary
to succeed in the workplace.
Indicator:
The number of adult learners
who make educational gain
as measured by a yet to be
determined assessment.
Baseline Data
• Owens Community
College using the SAM
assessment for digital
literacy is collecting
baseline data.
• Workforce Development
collecting baseline data.
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Our Members
Sponsors
• Findlay Publishing
Company
• Findlay-Hancock County
Community Foundation
• Findlay-Hancock County
Public Library
• Hancock Federal Credit
Union
• Six Disciplines
• United Way of Hancock
County
• Main Street Deli
• Workforce Development/
JOBsolutions
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Our Members
Providers
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Arcadia Local School
Arlington Local Schools
Blanchard Valley Center
Brown Mackie College
Chopin Hall
Family Resource Center
Findlay City Schools
Findlay Hancock ED
Fostoria City Schools ABLE
Hancock County Educational
Service Center
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
Findlay-Hancock County Public
Library
Help Me Grow
HHWPCAC Head Start
Homework Central
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JobSolutions
Kumon Math & Reading
Mazza Museum
McComb Local School
McComb Public Library
Millstream C.C.
OSU Extension
Owens Able
Owens Community College
Read for Life
Sylvan of Findlay
TLC Preschool & Childcare
United Way of Hancock County
University of Findlay
Winfield Head Start
YMCA
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Our Members
Partners
Findlay-Hancock County
Community Foundation
Findlay Rotary Club
•MBDS, LLC
•Red Cross of Hancock County
•Rowmark
Findlay-Hancock County
Chamber of Commerce
•United Way of Hancock County
Hancock County Agency on
Aging
•Workforce Development Task
Force
Fifth Third Bank
•Hancock Federal Credit Union
Office of Economic
Development
• ALTRUSA/FFHCPN
•City of Findlay
Blanchard Valley Health System
ADS Inc.
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Literacy Coalition of Hancock County
Questions?
Contact Information
Literacy Coalition of Hancock County
206 Broadway
Findlay, OH 45840
419-424-7865
LiteracyCoalition@findlaylibrary.org
www.hancockliteracy.org
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