Topics:
1) News Flash!
2) Volunteer Coordinator Contact Information Sheet
3) Upcoming New Volunteer Trainings
4) Hosting a Regional Training
5) Volunteer Program Kit ("VP Kit") Updated & Additional Documents

News Flash!

2008-2009 Renewal Information
Welcome back to the new school year!!

What information does The Wonder of Reading need?
Please fax us an updated Volunteer Contact Information sheet (fax #: 866-621-1968).  Be sure to include all information regarding the students with whom your volunteers are matched, including name, grade level, and teacher.  For volunteers not returning, please cross off their names.  Even if you have no returning volunteers, please fax the sheet with all the volunteers crossed off. 

Why does The Wonder of Reading need this information?
Having updated volunteer information for your school allows us to keep accurate records of the volunteers currently participating in the Reading Partner Program, send recognition items only to those volunteers still in the program, and to provide books to the students reading in the program.  If we do not receive this information by the deadlines listed below, your volunteers will be removed from our database and they will not receive any recognition from The Wonder of Reading, nor will their students receive books at the end of the school year.  For these reasons, it is imperitive that we have the most up-to-date information on file for your school.

Track Schools
Due Date for Renewal Information: Friday, November 14, 2008

Traditional Schools
Due Date for Renewal Information: Friday, December 5, 2008

Questions?  Please email us at info@wonderofreading.org of call David, Eliza, Karyn, or Sasha at 323-934-5540. 

We look forward to hearing from you soon! 

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Volunteer Coordinator Contact Information Sheet
If you are a new Volunteer Coordinator, or your contact information has changed, please complete this form and email it to info@wonderofreading.org or fax it to 866-621-1968.

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Upcoming New Volunteer Trainings
Check this link often for volunteer trainings in your area so you can keep your pool of volunteer reading partners growing!

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Hosting a Regional Training
If you have a few people at your school interested in becoming volunteer reading partners, yet there are no upcoming trainings in your area, this is an excellent opportunity to host a regional training at your school! You can work together with surrounding Wonder of Reading elementary schools to recruit the minimum of 30 volunteers to attend a training at your school. It's a great way to network with other volunteer coordinators in your area, as well as to maintain an active pool of reading partners. If you would like more information on how to schedule a regional training, please contact Eliza Karagezian, Program Coordinator at 323-634-7119 or ekaragezian@wonderofreading.org

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Volunteer Program Kit ("VP Kit") Updated & Additional Documents:
We added an entirely new section (Section VIII. Additional Documents) to the VP Kit for new and improved documents. Be sure to check back here as we continue to update the VP Kit to better serve your needs.

     Table of Contents (as of August, 2007)

     Index (as of August, 2007)

     II.  Wonder of Reading Organizational Information:
           
           II.a.  WoR One Pager: English

           II.a.  WoR One Pager: Spanish

           II.d.  Staff Contact Information Sheet

     III.  Recruitment:

           III.b.i. WoR One Pager: English

           III.b.i.  WoR One Pager: Spanish

     IV.  NVT Preparation:

          IV.b. Securing Interpretation Service

     VIII.  Additional Documents:

          VIII.a. Training Registration Form (School Specific with Date)

          VIII.a. Training Registration Form (School Specific with Date): Spanish

          VIII.b. Literacy Leadership Team Annual Work Sheet*

          VIII.c. Annual Recruitment Action Plan*

          VIII.d. Renewal Task Sheet*

          VIII.d. Renewal Task Sheet (sample)

          VIII.e. Reading Partner Matching Sheet*

          *These documents were introduced at the 2007 Volunteer Coordinator Development & Training.

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