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Season 2, Episode 5: Debbie Ross with Ferst Readers on upcoming fundraising event, and PSD's presentation on the four-day school week for students
Today's episode of Talking Points on Polk Today is focused on education, and comes in two parts.
In the first half of TPPT's fifth episode of season two, Ferst Readers Regional Program Coordinator Debbie Ross talks about the upcoming An Afternoon with the Authors fundraiser for the organization coming up on February 21. The event is raising money to help Ferst's goal of providing books for youth from birth to age 5 to help increase literacy rates locally for youth entering school for the first time at Pre-K or Kindergarten levels. This year also provides an opportunity for a community-wide reading of Karen White's "The Night the Lights Went Out."
Part 2 of the episode focuses on the Polk School District and a presentation was given on February 2 by Assistant Superintendent Dr. Katie Thomas over why students should remain on a four-day week during the coming 2021-22 academic year.
You can directly support this podcast and free local news at Polktoday.com with a contribution via PayPal.
Email show ideas, commentary and more to [email protected].
Also, please consider supporting local sponsors like the Development Authority of Polk County and Main Street Realty in Cedartown, who support free news at Polk.Today and this podcast as well.
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By Kevin MyrickToday's episode of Talking Points on Polk Today is focused on education, and comes in two parts.
In the first half of TPPT's fifth episode of season two, Ferst Readers Regional Program Coordinator Debbie Ross talks about the upcoming An Afternoon with the Authors fundraiser for the organization coming up on February 21. The event is raising money to help Ferst's goal of providing books for youth from birth to age 5 to help increase literacy rates locally for youth entering school for the first time at Pre-K or Kindergarten levels. This year also provides an opportunity for a community-wide reading of Karen White's "The Night the Lights Went Out."
Part 2 of the episode focuses on the Polk School District and a presentation was given on February 2 by Assistant Superintendent Dr. Katie Thomas over why students should remain on a four-day week during the coming 2021-22 academic year.
You can directly support this podcast and free local news at Polktoday.com with a contribution via PayPal.
Email show ideas, commentary and more to [email protected].
Also, please consider supporting local sponsors like the Development Authority of Polk County and Main Street Realty in Cedartown, who support free news at Polk.Today and this podcast as well.