ELEVATE EARLY EDUCATION INC

E3: ELEVATE EARLY EDUCATION + THE NEW E3 SCHOOL RAISE AWARENESS, ADVOCATE AND CREATE INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES TO GIVE ALL CHILDREN ACCESS TO A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE FIRST EIGHT YEARS.IN 2011, E3 SET OUT TO MAKE EARLY EDUCATION A PRIORITY + INCREASE STATE INVESTMENT ALONG WITH OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS. E3'S AWARENESS, ADVOCACY + INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES LED TO INCREASED PUBLIC-PRIVATE INVESTMENT ($198M+ AND $38M+) AND TRANSFORMATIONAL POLICY CHANGE. THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS ACROSS VIRGINIA.NOW WE ARE TACKLING THE READING CRISIS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS VIRGINIA. TOO MANY OF OUR CHILDREN CANNOT READ BY THIRD GRADE. IN FACT, 40% CANNOT READ BY THIRD GRADE, AND IN SOME COMMUNITIES, IT IS EVEN WORSE. THAT IS WHY E3 ALONG WITH OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS CREATED THESE INITATIVES:RAISED AWARENESSLAUNCHED THE KIDS NEED TO READ CAMPAIGN IN HAMPTON ROADS, NORTHERN VIRGINIA, RICHMOND AND ROANOKE. BUILT THE KIDS NEED TO READ COALITION WITH OVER 8,000 FOLLOWERS. PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, POLICYMAKERS, SCHOOL DIVISIONS AND GOVERNOR YOUNGKIN'S AMINISTRATION TO CURATE 13 THE RIGHT TO READ DOCUMENTARY SCREENING EVENTS.ACTIVATED FAMILIES WITH ACTIVITIES TO HELP THEIR CHILD WITH LITERACY AT HOME.EDUCATED ADVOCATED FOR LITERACY POLICY INITIATIVES DURING THE 2024 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION AND SECURED $21M TO:-IMPLEMENT THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT (CURRICULUM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PRESCHOOL TO THIRD GRADE).-FUND THE VIRGINIA LANGUAGE AND LITERACY SCREENER SYSTEM(VALLSS) TO UNDERSTAND THE SKILLS CHILDREN HAVE, DETECT READING DIFFICULTIES EARLY AND PROVIDE STRATEGIES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN PRESCHOOL TO THIRD GRADE. -OVER 2,000 EMAILS WERE SENT IN SUPPORT OF OUR LITERACY POLICY INITIATIVES BY BUSINESS, CIVIC, PHILANTHROPIC, FAMILIES AND SCHOOL LEADERS.INCREASED EQUITABLE ACCESS SPARKED A LOVE OF READING IN YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL HB 1075 WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. THIS BILL SETS UP THE STRUCTURE FOR A STATE PROGRAM AND THE SHARED 50% PUBLIC-PRIVATE MATCH FOR DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA(DPIL). THERE IS A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE LEGISLATURE, LOCAL PROGRAM PARTNERS AND E3 AS THE STATE PARTNER. E3 WILL HELP TO GROW, PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN DPIL. OUR GOAL IS TO EXPONENTIALLY INCREASE ACCESS TO AGE-APPROPRIATE, QUALITY BOOKS FROM 68,000+ TO 300,000 OVER THE FEW YEARS.PARTNERED WITH MALCOLM MITCHELL, A SUPER BOWL CHAMPION WHO PLAYED FOR THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AND SCHOOLS IN CHESTERFIELD, PORTSMOUTH AND NEWPORT NEWS TO HOST 5 READING RALLIES AND HAND OUT OVER 2,000+ COPIES OF MALCOLM'S THE MAGICIAN'S HAT BOOKS TO STUDENTS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS THROUGH OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS.BUILT THE NEW E3 SCHOOL AS A HIGH-QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION MODEL WITH 10 YEARS OF DATA AND OUTCOMES TO PROVE THAT WHEN ALL CHILDREN FROM EVERY ZIP CODE HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY, THEY WILL ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY. OVER 5,000 PUBLICLY FUNDED CLASSROOMS USE OUR STREAMIN3 MODEL DEVELOPED BY UVA IN OUR SCHOOL. IT IS THE MOST WIDELY USED EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULA IN VIRGINIA.THE NEW E3 SCHOOL HAS PROVEN YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT WHEN CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING, THEY WILL ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY WITH THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE. THE NEW E3 SCHOOL'S SPRING 2024 QUALITY, LITERACY + READINESS REPORT PREPARED BY UVA TELLS US:-TEACHERS ARE ENGAGED IN HIGH-QUALITY INTERACTIONS WITH CHILDREN IN EVERY CLASSROOM.-THE QUALITY IS CONSISTENT AND STRONG IN ALL CLASSROOMS.-CLASS SCORES EXCEED THOSE FROM PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS IN VIRGINIA.-MOST CHILDREN ARE MEETING OR EXCEEDING BENCHMARKS IN LITERACY, MATH, SOCIAL SKILLS AND SELF-REGULATION.-SOME CHILDREN NEEDED ADDITIONAL HELP IN SOCIAL SKILLS AND SELF-REGULATION.-THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH IN ALL AREAS OF LITERACY.THE IMPACT:-OVER 1,200 CHILDREN IMPACTED.-117+ CHILDREN RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS.-OVER $2.6M IN PRIVATE DOLLARS RAISED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.-THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN, TEACHERS AND PROGRAMS IMPACTED.