Celebrate Literacy During National Book Month
October is National Book Month in the United States, and the perfect time to celebrate literacy and the joy of reading. As a collective impact network, Future Ready Collier is…
Kindergarten Success Creates School Success
The 2023-2024 public school year is underway! Collier County Public School students returned to the classroom on August 10. For incoming kindergarteners, the Florida Department of Education (FL DOE) requires…
Room to Read Delivers Books and Literacy in Collier County
Within Future Ready Collier’s foundational goals—early childhood development, school success, and planning for postsecondary school or career—there are essential connecting themes. One of these, literacy, has gained new support in…
The Importance of Early Learning and Early Development
As a collective impact network, Future Ready Collier’s first stated goal is to ensure all children enter kindergarten ready to learn and thrive. This necessitates a close look at early…
April FRC Lunch & Learn: Literacy Supports
FRC Lunch & Learn Literacy Supports: Beyond the School Day Wednesday April 13, 12:00-1:00pm, Virtual Future Ready Collier welcomes Dr. Colleen Fletcher, Coordinator of Elementary Literacy for Collier County Public…
March FRC Lunch & Learn
FRC Lunch & Learn Early Learning: Educational & Economic Development Tuesday March 8, 12:00-1:00pm, Virtual Join the Future Ready Collier network to discuss the incredible impact of early learning on educational &…
Inside the November 2021 Edition: FRC Network News
Inside the November Edition: Introduction to FRC Network News, event updates, and FRC’s support for early learning. November 2021 FRC Network News Stay Current with Future Ready Collier Receive the...
Future Ready Collier and Collier County Early Learning
COVID hit schools and students hard. When classrooms closed, few could have guessed how long it would be before students would return. Even now, classrooms are back in session with…
Helping Kindergarteners Through COVID
Schools and students nationwide have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among obvious indicators, kindergarten enrollment is down across the country. Rural and urban areas, and crossing sociodemographic categories,…
