Elevate Early Education

Our impactraised awareness and advocated for the Virginia literacy act in response to the alarming data that more children are falling behind in reading. Legislation passed and $10m secured for the implementation.advocated and advanced the expansion of the new e3 school's model. $13.7m awarded to uva to rollout across virginia.the new e3 school's streamin3 model developed by uva in the school is being replicated in over 2,000 state-funded Early learning programs.advocated for Virginia kindergarten readiness program (vkrp)+ from first to third grade. $1.5m secured for uva to pilot the assessment tool. This builds upon the vkrp being used in state-funded preschool classrooms and 132 school divisions upon kindergarten entry to understand children's strengths and weaknesses. $1:$1 batten minor challenge met.launched raise your hand, Virginia awareness campaign to educate the public on the first eight years, raise awareness around the alarming data and Education crisis and provide parent-building tips for families.collaborated with other Early learning programs to share and replicate the new e3 school's model to increase access to quality for more children.raised over $2m in scholarship funds for 81 children to have the opportunity to attend the new e3 school.established scholarship endowment to increase access for low-income children.convened stakeholders and board members during strategic planning process.developed a five-year action plan focused on the first eight years of a child's life.innovation and impact @ the new e3 schoolin 2014, e3: Elevate Early Education created the new e3 school located in the park place neighborhood of norfolk. Our school is an innovative, mixed-income model for children ages one to five. We set out to give more children equitable access to quality Education and prove that when all children have access regardless of their zip codes, they enter kindergarten with the academic and social skills they need to thrive. We have proven that year after year.the most recent classroom quality & kindergarten readiness spring 2022 report by uva tells us:" high quality is consistent in every classroom (class, 2022)." Teachers are engaged in strong interactions." Most children met or exceeded kindergarten readiness benchmarks (vkrp, 2022)." More children are not meeting literacy benchmarks.the data shows more children not meeting the benchmark in literacy. The children headed off to kindergarten experienced multiple years of the pandemic. Their routines, relationships and learning were disrupted.