Project Description Country: USA Location: San Marcos Total Budget: $5,000 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: Literacy Summary: Our project would provide a book to every first grade student at Title I schools in the San Marcos Unified School District of San Marcos, California augmented by the experinece of being read to by a Rotarian. Students from socio-economically disadvantaged homes have less access to books. This limits their opportunity to develop into efficient readers. "A number of studies confirm that given access to comprehensible and interesting reading material, children and adolescents take advantage of them. More access to reading results in more student reading" (Krashen, 2004). Providing students with a book that "is theirs" and the experience of a community adult reading to them will reinforce the value of reading. It will also enhance the district's existing quality literacy instruction. The project envisions all first grade students enrolled in the school district's seven Title I schools, approximately 1200 students in more than 40 classrooms, receiving a free book. Project Contact Person District: 5340 Rotary Club of: San Marcos Primary Contact: John Wilson Email: dorwilson@earthlink.net Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2012-13 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total San Marcos (5340) 10-Aug-12 $2,500 $2,500 $5,000 Total $2,500 $2,500 $5,000

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History Log Entries 10-Aug-12 System Entry Creation of project page. 11-Aug-12 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 11-Aug-12 System Entry Project signed by John Wilson. 27-Aug-12 System Entry Project signed by Sam Beckett. 11-Sep-12 by Pam Russell The District 5340 Rotary Foundation Committee awarded $2,500 in DDF for this district grant project. 12-Sep-12 System Entry Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 21-Oct-12 System Entry Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 29-Apr-13 by Marge Cole This notice is a reminder that the Final Report for this District Grant is past due. Reports were due on April 1, 2013. Your club will not be able to apply for a new grant if this grant is not completed. Please go to the website for this grant to complete reporting which includes financial documents and the Final Report. 10-May-13 System Entry Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 11-May-13 System Entry Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.