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Kindergarten Readiness Coordinator- West Central
 
 
 
The mission of the West Central Community Center (WCCC) is to provide health, education, recreation and enrichment resources to individuals, children and families in the community. The core beliefs are Respect, Empower, Advocate, Compassion, and Hope. The primary focus area for this project is Education, specifically School Readiness. The goal is to develop capacity so that partners can provide support and facilitate access to services and resources for low income families of the West Central neighborhood that would contribute to improved educational outcomes for low-income youth. The goal is to increase the number of children in West Central who are assessed as kindergarten ready by 10% each year, for the three year project, through 2020. The Spokane County cradle to career educational partnership, Excelerate Success, has identified kindergarten readiness as a community priority. Less than 50% of children enter kindergarten assessed as ready in the county. Currently only 18% of children who entered kindergarten classes located in the West Central community at Holmes Elementary School in 2013 were assessed as "ready" in all six domains based on the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) assessment. Additionally there are high rates of free and reduced lunches (90%), high kindergarten enrollment (75 students) and low WaKIDS scores. The poverty rate for people living in West Central is between 46.6 -60.3% (Spokane Regional Health District Odds Against Tomorrow Report)
 
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Member Duties : The Kindergarten Readiness VISTA will work in three areas: To increase access to quality education, tools and resources for parents, family members, neighbors and other adults who care for children preparing for kindergarten through researching current formal and informal child care providers, securing low cost professional development opportunities for all pre-k childcare providers, and building capacity for workshops Gathering tools and resources to be distributed to parents of pre-k children through the local partners to improve the relationship and data sharing between child care centers and the schools through researching best practices for sharing student information, hosting community conversations and partner with child care centers to develop and implement a system to help with transitioning, and serving as a liaison between the neighborhood and Excelerate Success To increase the awareness and communications between the Community Center and the community
 
Program Benefits : Stipend ,  assistance finding housing ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* ,  Training ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Relocation Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Education ,  Community Outreach ,  Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Community and Economic Development ,  Children/Youth . 
 
Skills :
Communications ,  Team Work ,  Computers/Technology ,  Education ,  Writing/Editing ,  Community Organization . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Kindergarten Readiness Coordinator- West Central
Program Start/End Date
08/28/2015  -   08/27/2016
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations WASHINGTON  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  06/04/2015  To  07/15/2015 
Contact Gretchen Chomas
920 N Washington St
Spokane   WA   99201
5098386581
americorpsvista@unitedwayspokane.org
Listing ID 62032

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