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STAC Collects Books for Grandview Elementary, Read-In Scheduled for May 15
STAC organizes book collection and read-in to support struggling district.
(Sparkill, NY—May 11, 2015) – Dr. Michael Shaw, professor of education at St. Thomas Aquinas College and president of the Rockland Reading Council Rockland Reading Council, organized the First Annual Children’s Book Collection to donate books to Grandview Elementary (East Ramapo, NY), a high-needs district that needs support to raise literacy achievement. St. Thomas Aquinas College faculty, employees and students collected more than 30 cartons of books for the initiative.
On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Dr. Shaw and student members of the Rockland Reading Council will formally present the books to the principal of Grandview Elementary, Mrs. Patricia Smith, for distribution to classrooms and the school library. The students will then conduct a Read-In by reading aloud to classes and focusing on comprehension by addressing Common Core Standards.
Dr. Shaw said, “I am so pleased with the very successful book collection. STAC has a strong partnership with Grandview, including accepting students into a summer literacy program and five STAC graduates teach there. As we all know, East Ramapo is a beleaguered District that has many needs. Our initiative demonstrates that we can make a positive impact.”
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For more information about the Read-In, contact Dr. Shaw at 845-398-4079 or mshaw@stac.edu.
St. Thomas Aquinas College is an independent liberal arts college located on 60 acres in Rockland County, NY which provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The College’s 2,800 full and part time students can choose from more than 100 different majors, minors, specializations, and dual degree programs across three Schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, and Education. The College is recognized by U.S. News & World Report in the Top-Tier for Regional Universities, by Colleges of Distinction in both its New York and Catholic editions, by Affordable Colleges Online as a top College in New York for Return on Investment, and is included as a Military Friendly School®. St. Thomas Aquinas College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; its School of Education is accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education(NCATE); and its School of Business is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). For more information, visit www.stac.edu.
