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Improving Literacy Grant
Commonwealth of Northern Marianas S364A060517 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Public School System 3rd Floor, Retirement Building P.O. Box 501370 Saipan, MP 96950-1370 Recommended Grant: $299,972 The CNMI Public School System is an isolated island chain in the Pacific Ocean that serves mostly indigenous Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and other Asians. This program is designed to improve the reading skills of 1,894 K through 6 elementary school students through the provision of a staffed media center at three targeted elementary school libraries during school hours, after school, and on Saturdays. It will engage students with a multi-faceted approach to reading, learning, and literacy through the use of up-to-date books, audio-visuals, interactive materials, and Web-based and other non-print media. School library staff, teachers, elementary school teachers, and peer mentors will collaborate in guiding students in their discovery of the world of reading. |