Transformation comes through relationships, systems, and time. Here is what the work has produced so far.
Snapshot
By the numbers.
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CES95 schools aligned
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Students served
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K-3 literacy supports
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Families connected to services
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Family engagement rate
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Reading proficiency gain
Progress You Can See
Stronger systems, deeper trust.
Two years of consistent investment in coordination and literacy has produced partnership structures, family participation, and aligned practice that didn’t exist before.
Literacy aligned K-3
Shared diagnostic tools and intervention practice across all 4 schools.
Coordinated wraparound
Single referral pathway from school to health, food, and housing partners.
Family voice
Regular family councils now shape decisions at each campus.
Educator support
Job-embedded coaching for teachers in literacy practice.
What Carbondale Has Built Already
Real alignment, not aspiration.
“Our family navigator helped us find stable housing. For the first time, my son comes to school ready to learn.”
Maria, 2nd grade family
“Having a reading specialist in the building means I can keep teaching while my struggling readers get the targeted help they need.”
Mr. Davis, 3rd grade teacher
“The community school coordinator is the difference between programs that exist on paper and programs that actually reach kids.”