21. Points of Pride
● Most students read 6+ books in 12 weeks
● Culture of literacy
● “Literacy Lockers”
● Author Skype chats
● Book Club
22. Some Pitfalls
● Open to grades 9-12
○ Better for 11-12th grade students
● Counselors “dumped” students into class
○ A positive challenge
● Students finished books quickly
○ A good problem to have!
● Expensive
○ Class library
● Reluctance to participate
23. YA in the Core Class
● New district, no YA elective
○ Opening up discussions w/department &
administration
○ District finances
■ Reframe class?
■ Grant writing
■ Donors Choose