Introducing the Extended Learning Collaborative.
We are pleased to announce that the work of Read Fort Worth’s Extended Learning Collaborative is evolving. Why is it evolving? The answer is simple. Data shows that the Extended Learning Collaborative achieves impact for students.
- 98% of students gained and/or maintained their literacy levels.
- 47% of After School participants and 43% of the Fort Worth ISD control group students met their literacy growth target.
- The After School Collaborative has grown from serving 1,000 students to 2,300 students.
- The Summer Scholars Collaborative has grown from 8 community partners operating 23 sites and serving 400 students to 15 community partners operating 100 sites serving 11,000 students.
The success demonstrates the effectiveness of the Extended Learning Collaborative and makes a clear case that the Collaborative necessitates ongoing investment and expansion to all Tarrant County students.
As the Extended Learning Collaborative evolves to serve students across Tarrant County, the Read Fort Worth Board unanimously voted to sunset the Read Fort Worth name and merge with Tarrant County’s education backbone, Rev Partnership. Rev Partnership supports Tarrant County’s education leaders to achieve system level improvements. Through collaboration and analysis of robust data insights that inform action and investment, the Partnership acts at a regional scale to spark system improvement across Tarrant County’s 16 ISDs which educate 750,000 students in 569 campuses and employs 35,200 educators. One hundred percent of Tarrant County’s superintendents voiced a need for collective regional action.
Tarrant County is the State’s 3rd largest county, educating 7% of the State’s students. This is a responsibility that the Partnership does not take lightly. This Partnership aims to provide a platform for our county’s education system to leverage their collective influence for significant system impact.
By identifying the opportunities and acknowledging the challenges faced by students throughout Tarrant County, this initiative is setting an inspiring example for how we take collective action to achieve for our students, our schools, and our community. Together, we can provide every child with the chance they deserve to succeed, learn, and thrive.