Organizations Filed Purposes:
GUIDED BY THE FACT THAT LITERACY IS ESSENTIAL TO LIFELONG SUCCESS, PAGE AHEAD PROVIDES NEW BOOKS AND DEVELOPS READING ACTIVITIES THAT EMPOWER AT-RISK CHILDREN.
PAGE AHEAD HELPS CHILDREN IN NEED SUCCEED BY DEVELOPING STRONG READING SKILLS.
BOOK UP SUMMER: EVERY SUMMER, WHILE STUDENTS FROM AFFLUENT FAMILIES MAKE PROGRESS ON THEIR READING SKILLS, STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES LOSE GROUND. THE EFFECTS OF SUMMER LEARNING LOSS ARE CUMULATIVE AND ARE REGARDED AS RESPONSIBLE FOR 2/3RDS OF THE READING ACHIEVEMENT GAP. BOOK UP SUMMER ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 15,000 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE FROM HIGH-POVERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND GIVING THEM 12 BOOKS EACH TO READ DURING SUMMER VACATION. GIVING CHILDREN THEIR CHOICE OF BOOKS FURNISHES THEM WITH THE RESOURCES AND INCENTIVE NECESSARY TO READ DURING THE SUMMER, AVOIDING THE SUMMER LEARNING LOSS PHENOMENON, AND ULTIMATELY HELPING TO NARROW THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP.
STORY LEADERS: OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR, LOW-INCOME CHILDREN HEAR 8 MILLION FEWER WORDS THAN CHILDREN FROM AFFLUENT FAMILIES. STORY LEADERS AIMS TO CLOSE THIS WORD GAP BY EMPOWERING HIGH-NEED FAMILIES THROUGH LITERACY TRAINING AND ACCESS TO BOOKS. PAGE AHEAD PARTNERS WITH ECEAP AND HEAD START CLASSROOMS TO PROVIDE EARLY LITERACY TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, NEW BOOKS FOR CHILDREN, AND HOME READING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES. IN 2018-19, 937 STUDENTS RECEIVED NEARLY 8,200 NEW BOOKS.
BOOKS FOR KIDS: PROVIDING ACCESS TO BOOKS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED IS A PROVEN WAY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY SPEND READING. PAGE AHEAD'S ORIGINAL FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, BOOKS FOR KIDS, REACHED 2,752 CHILDREN IN NEED WITH 5,699 NEW, HIGH-QUALITY, AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS IN 2018-19. IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY REACH THE CHILDREN MOST IN NEED, PAGE AHEAD COLLABORATES WITH PRESCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE. PAGE AHEAD PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF BOOKS THROUGH FUN, MOTIVATIONAL READING EVENTS. EMPOWERING CHILDREN TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES ENSURES THAT EACH CHILD HAS READING MATERIAL SUITED TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS.
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 |
|---|
| Susan Dibble | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $95,423 |
| Megan Wells | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Binoy Sanya | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Catherine Peterman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Molly Powell | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jose Amoedo | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Shubha Pratiwadibhayankar | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Emma Kazaryan | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Thayer | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Daniel Frankel | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Erik Logan | VICE-PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Jason Cooper | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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