Project Of Easton CEO Gets Award

Written and submitted by Project of Easton:

ProJeCt of Easton Chief Executive Officer Janice Komisor received an inaugural George Wolf Public Education Award from the Easton Area School District on August 20 at the Easton Area Middle School. The announcement was made today by Alan Abraham, president of ProJeCt’s board of directors.

“Janice has been deeply committed to improving the lives of children and families in the area through research-based literacy and youth development programs that have a measurable impact on students, and we are delighted to see her recognized for her contributions,” Abraham said.

The new George Wolf Public Education awards will be given annually to individuals and groups who have demonstrated a significant and long-term advocacy for the mission of public education in the Easton area community. The award is named in honor of Easton resident attorney, Postmaster and 7th Governor of the Commonwealth, George Wolf. Governor Wolf is considered the father of Pennsylvania’s public school system.

ProJeCt’s Student Success Program (SSP) was developed at the request of the Easton Area School District in 1999 to address at-risk behaviors among students. SSP provides life skills training and wraparound case management for students in grades 5-8, creating a support system that helps children to succeed in school and prepare for graduation.

ProJeCt’s SIZZLE!® program is a free, summer literacy day camp for at-risk, low-income children in grades K-4 in the Easton Area School District. The winner of the 2005 Colonial Alliance for Public Schools Excellence in Education Award, this six-week program is designed to prevent summer learning loss in at-risk children and close the achievement gap that exists between higher and lower income children.