Education:
Reading and Communication Program for
Tulpehocken Area School District
- What it is:
The Zock Foundation Designated Fund for Tulpehocken Area School District was established to pay for projects and purposes that benefit students attending Tulpehocken Area High School. The fund was established by Mrs. Sara (Kurr) Zock, a native of Bethel Township and generous benefactor of the Tulpehocken School District for many years. Through the fund, the Zock Foundation has launched a reading and communication program to help children develop sufficiency in these areas.
- Who's involved: The Tulpehocken Area School District teachers, administrators and students, and the Zock Foundation Fund for Tulpehocken Area School District
- Objective: Increase the reading and communication scores of students in the district.
| Measurements and Results by Fiscal Year |
Increase in % of students who score "advanced" on PSSA writing test in grade 6.
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Increase in % of students who score "proficient" and "advanced" on the PSSA reading tests for grades 5 and 8.
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Increase in % of students in grade 4 who read above grade level on Terre Nova standardized tests.
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| 2003 |
Penn-Bernville: 5.5%;
Bethel: 1.9% |
14.7%
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Penn-Bernville: 22.8%; Bethel: 7.1% |
| 2004 |
| Measurements and Results by Fiscal Year |
Increase in % of students in grades 6 and 7 who read above grade level on Terre Nova tests. | Increase in % of students in grades 6 and 7 who score above grade level in language skills on Terre Nova tests. | Increase in % of students who score "proficient" and "advanced" on PSSA reading tests for grades 8 and 11. |
| 2003 |
13.8%
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7.2%
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7.3%
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| 2004 |
Berks County Community Foundation - PO Box 212 - 501 Washington St., Suite 801 - Reading, PA 19603-0212
610.685.2223 - fax: 610.685.2240 - email: info@bccf.org