Reading Literacy Award

Deadline for Application: April1st

Local Unit Name _________________________________________________________

School Name ____________________________________________________________

President __________________________________ Region _______________________

Phone # ___________________________________ Email ________________________

Name of Your Program ____________________________________________________

Selection Criteria – Questions 1-8

Point values are indicated in parenthesis after each question (Total points: 100)

1.Is this an original program? If no, from what program was it adapted?

2.Why did your PTA/PTSA develop or select this program? (10 points)

3.Briefly describe your reading literacy program (20 points)

4.What were your goals/objectives of the program (15 points)

5.What school and community resources did your PTA.PTSA use (parents, teachers, librarians, newspapers, community organizations, etc. (15 points)

6.How were parents, community, students involved in this program (15 points)

7.What efforts did your PTA/PTSA make to involve special populations (previously uninvolved parents, non-English speaking adults with learning difficulties etc…)? (15 points)

8.Describe the process your PTA/PTSA used to evaluate the program and the results of the evaluation. (20 points)

Please attach this Application with your selection criteria answers and return to:

Hawaii State PTSA:
P. O. Box 22878
Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2878

You and your PTA/PTSA make a difference at your school. Please take a little time to answer these questions to let us know what you are doing so we can better assess your needs and share good ideas with others. Please remember that this does not have to be a big school-wide program. We want to give you credit for your excellent efforts in the area of reading literacy.

Good Luck!