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MEDIA ALERT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 15, 2007
www.jcu.edu
Contact: Tonya Strong-Charles
216.397.1958
tstrong@jcu.edu


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John Carroll University Focuses on:
Literacy & Parent Participation
in Local Elementary Schools
Thursday, February 22, 2007
7 p.m.
Euclid Public Library
This event is free, but seating is limited.

WHAT:
Parents of elementary school students in the Euclid City Schools are invited to “An Informal Chat” with local author Sarah Willis. This event will help support the awareness and development of parent literacy groups which are being established in all Euclid elementary schools. The program is part of ongoing professional development being provided to the district by the Institute for Educational Renewal (IER), which is affiliated with John Carroll University.

A parent and an IER consultant assigned to the school facilitate the group meetings where parents can enjoy discussing books, sharing ideas and learning more about reading comprehension strategies they can model for their children.

Parents planning to attend should contact IER parent literacy coordinator, Jane Harris, at 216.932.5006 no later than Monday, February 19, 2007.

WHERE:

Euclid Public Library
631 E. 222nd St.
Euclid, Ohio 44123

WHEN: Thursday, February 22, 2007
7 p.m.
CONTACT:
Deborah Zawislan, Ph.D., Executive Director
Institute for Educational Renewal
John Carroll University
216.397.3073 or dzawislan@cs.com