RELAUNCHING - Supporting 3rd Grade Reading and Oregon’s Literacy Framework AND Improving Third Grade Reading Skills
Central Oregon Health Council would like to announce that the Upstream Prevention: Promotion of Individual Well-Being Workgroup is relaunching 2 grant opportunities. We are now accepting Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for the following projects: Supporting 3rd Grade Reading and Oregon’s Literacy Framework AND Improving Third Grade Reading Skills.
Supporting 3rd Grade Reading and Oregon’s Literacy Framework programs should align with the Science of Reading to support early literacy. Programs should include professional training and support for teachers alongside learning and skills workshops for non-teachers who are serving youth and families.
Future State Measures:
- Increase third grade reading proficiency to the following by county:
- Crook County 51%(ED) 33.5%(UR)
- Jefferson County 49.5%(ED) 40.5%(UR)
- Deschutes County 52%(ED) 47%(UR)
ED=Economically Disadvantaged* UR=Underserved Races*
*As defined by Oregon Department of Education
To learn more about this opportunity, please click HERE.
Improving Third Grade Reading Skills programs should focus efforts that support the Regional Health Improvement Plan metric:
- Third grade reading proficiency will increase by 15% for students from economically disadvantaged* and underserved races.
*The Oregon Department of Education defines economically disadvantaged as “students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch”.
To learn more about this opportunity, please click HERE.
Anticipated Selection Schedule for both opportunities:
Request For Proposal (RFP) Released: April 25, 2024
Application Submission Closes: June 6, 2024
Notification of Award: July 18, 2024
If you have questions about this Request for Proposal, please contact Gwen Jones, Program Manager at gwen.jones@cohealthcouncil.org or 541-306-3523
