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Press Release: FSUSD Project Lit: Growing Readers and Leaders

Press Release: FSUSD Project Lit: Growing Readers and Leaders

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Project Lit: Growing Readers and Leaders

Fairfield, CA – August 19, 2019: Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District students will have the opportunity to participate in diverse book clubs tied to community service this upcoming school year thanks to a Solano Community Foundation Education Plus! Grant. Teacher librarians in the district will use grant funds to start Project LIT Book Clubs for teens in the community. Project LIT Community is a national, grassroots Literacy movement, in which a team of dedicated teachers and students work together in forming a school-wide – and sometimes community-wide Literary Community.
FSUSD and Project LIT Community envision a future where all children become proficient, passionate readers who see the joy and value of reading, and who possess the literacy skills to choose their post-secondary path. In order for this to become a reality, every child deserves access to high-interest, culturally relevant books both inside and outside of school. Additionally, every child deserves daily opportunities to read, celebrate and discuss great books with peers and adults in their community.
Teacher librarians in FSUSD are excited to bring these book clubs to our middle grade and high school students. The Solano Community Foundation Education Plus! Grant will fund the purchase of all books, allowing students to build personal libraries and increase literacy and a love of reading in our Fairfield-Suisun community.
“We are grateful for the opportunity to empower students by providing them with voice, choice, and access to books that are inclusive and diverse. This would not be possible without the generosity of the Solano Community Foundation. I can’t wait to see the impact for our students and community,” shared Jenn Roush, Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction for FSUSD.
If you would like to know more about Project LIT Book Clubs in Fairfield-Suisun USD, please contact Jenn Roush at 707-399-1265 or jennr@fsusd.org. You can also follow Project LIT Community (@projectLITcomm) on Twitter and Instagram to get involved in the grassroots movement.
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