America Reads AmeriCorps Position/Earlham College

Earlham College/AmeriCorps
America Reads Coordinators

Applications are being accepted for two America Reads Coordinators. The
Coordinators, as AmeriCorps members, are responsible for the recruitment,
training, and placement of college students in a program centered around
the literacy needs of elementary school children.  These Coordinators will
implement and execute the state approved "Reading Coaches Model" in three
Title I elementary schools and will be accountable for assessing elementary
students' progress in attitude toward and aptitude for reading.  The
mission of the program is to enable elementary school students to read well
and independently and to foster an understanding of service and pedagogy in
Earlham student volunteers.

Earlham College has a strong institutional commitment to diversity in all
areas and encourages applications from racial minorities, women, and
Quakers.  Send a cover letter, resume, and references to:
Service Learning Program Director
Earlham College
801 National Rd. W. drawer 195
Richmond, IN 47374
Reviewing of applications will begin on June 12, 2000 until the positions
are filled.

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