Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO BUILD BETTER FUTURES BY EMPOWERING ADULTS WITH LITERACY, LIFE AND WORK SKILLS AND TO BREAK THE INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLE OF LOW LITERACY AND POVERTY BY OFFERING TUITION-FREE AND STIGMA-FREE CLASSES THAT ADVANCE ADULT LEARNERS.
LITERACY ACTION IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST ADULT BASIC EDUCATION NONPROFIT IN THE SOUTHEAST, WITH CLASSES OFFERED AT ITS MAIN CAMPUS IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA AS WELL AS AT SEVERAL COMMUNITY-BASED LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE METRO AREA. LITERACY ACTION PROVIDES TUITION-FREE AND STIGMA-FREE CLASSES IN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION. THESE CLASSES INCLUDE READING, WRITING, AND MATHEMATICS, GED PREPARATION, FAMILY LITERACY, DIGITAL LITERACY, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL), AND WORKFORCE LITERACY. MOST CLASSES ARE OFFERED IN 8-WEEK QUARTERS WITH SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING DURING THE SUMMER, AND NEW FAST TRACK PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT SELECT LEVELS TO HELP STUDENTS REACH THEIR GOALS MORE QUICKLY. DURING FY20 LITERACY ACTION PROVIDED CLASSES TO 817 STUDENTS. OF THE STUDENTS SERVED, 91% WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR, 65% WERE WOMEN, AND 79% HAD AN ANNUAL INCOME OF UNDER $10,000. THE MAJORITY BEGAN CLASSES READING AT A SECOND TO FIFTH GRADE LEVEL AND WERE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED. LITERACY ACTIONS PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THESE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE FOR LIVING WAGE JOBS, TO QUALIFY FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION OR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, TO BE EQUIPPED TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDRENS AND GRANDCHILDRENS SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, AND TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. LITERACY ACTIONS SUCCESS METRICS FOR ITS CORE CLASSES INCLUDE STUDENT PERSISTENCE FOR PROGRAM COMPLETION AND ACADEMIC PROGRESS, WHICH THE ORGANIZATION TRACKS FOR EVERY 40-60 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. ACADEMIC PROGRESS IS MEASURED USING THE TEST OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION OR, IN THE CASE OF ESL STUDENTS, THE BEST LITERACY EXAM. DURING THE FY20 YEAR, 52% OF POST-TESTED STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED LEARNING GAINS BASED ON THESE METRICS. GROWTH IN ADULT LEARNERS SELF-CONFIDENCE IS ALSO KEY TO THEIR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS. LITERACY ACTION CONDUCTS A SURVEY AT THE END OF EACH QUARTER TO EVALUATE STUDENTS CONFIDENCE IN COMPLETING DAILY TASKS AND IMPROVEMENT IN SELF-SUFFICIENCY. SURVEYS CONDUCTED DURING THE FY20 PROGRAM YEAR FOUND THAT 95% FELT THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE HAD IMPROVED AND 75% WERE MORE CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDRENS OR GRANDCHILDRENS LEARNING. LITERACY ACTION ALSO TRACKS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO EARN THEIR GED, AN EXTERNAL DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION, AND/OR OBTAIN NEW EMPLOYMENT. IN FY20 LITERACY ACTION ASSISTED 13 STUDENTS IN GAINING NEW OR IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT, 13 STUDENTS IN EARNING THEIR GED, AND AN ADDITIONAL 54 STUDENTS IN ENROLLING IN COLLEGE OR A VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kerry Mcardle | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $39,119 |
| Val Porter Cook | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 20 | $0 |
| Addison Meriweather | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Blake Mcdaniel | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Deirdra Glover | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tracie Coker Kambies | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Bre West | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Nithya Narasimhan | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Tory Winn | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Penny Palmer | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Brian Green | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Carolyn Pleiss | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Calvin Wright | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Lesley Solomon | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Jakathryn Ross | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| David Peterson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Lay | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| David Laware | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Melanee Haywood | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Barbara Felix | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
| Althea Broughton | TRUSTEE | 0.2 | $0 |
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