Kevin Karr’s leadership at Mitchell Elementary continues to inspire the kind of change and impact that is having an impact on everything going on there. Kevin launched the Mitchell School Literacy Fund this week and I wanted to share it with more people so that more of us can participate in helping Kevin and his team have the kind of impact they are striving for at Mitchell Elementary.
Please take a moment to watch their video on summer reading:
If you can, please donate to their fund:
http://tinyurl.com/mit-lit-fund or find the fund through the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation at: https://www.iphiview.com/aaacf/AccountInformation/tabid/495/dispatch/accountselection_id$95507_hash$2323f859f2d6ad00696210772f51bf9f9a10d3f2/Default.aspx
Kevin and his team have established this fund to create a permanent endowment to provide free books and family literacy events. Last summer, they were able to provide 1300 books to K-2 students in order to help those students and families mitigate against loss of progress over the summer in literacy and reading. There is no shortage of data linking the importance of maintaining skills over the summer, and the loss in progress for those that are not able to.
I strongly endorse what Kevin is doing. He has an amazing staff and they are doing amazing things at Mitchell Elementary. I hope you will take a few moments and be part of having an impact for the Mitchell Elementary community.
