Silver valley unified school district proposes a five year, 2 million dollars grant entitled F.L.A.R.E. Fostering literacy and reading excellence

The Silver Valley Unified School District was awarded a $2.29 million block grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program. The five-year grant, titled Fostering Literacy and Reading Excellence (FLARE), will address literacy needs of TK-12 military-connected students in the district from September 2022 through May 2027. Located in a remote area of California with a high proportion of students from nearby military bases, the district aims to measurably increase literacy skills through this project given disruptions from COVID-19 highlighted literacy as an area these highly mobile students most require intensive support in. Funding will support intensive literacy programming foundational to academic success as students frequently transfer between schools.

Located in a remote area in california mojave desert, svusd serves 74.7 percent military connected students from fort irwin national training center and the marine corps logistics base barstow. Since covid disruptions to education, svusd educator observations and student performance data confirm that literacy is the area military connected students most need intensive support. Literacy is foundational to all academic areas and is especially critical for highly mobile military connected students so they will be successful in new schools. Through this project, svusd will address TK-12TH grade military connected student needs and measurably increase their literacy skills over the five year grant