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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby authorized and
directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock a Grant
Application and associated subsequent documents for library literacy
projects by and between the City of Lubbock and the U.S. Department of
Education, which Grant Application shall be spread upon the minutes of the
Council and as spread upon the minutes of this Council shall constitute and
be a part of this Resolution as if fully copied herein in detail.
Passed by the City Council this
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Sa y Stile Abbe, Acting City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Rita Harmon, Assistant City Manager
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Assistant City Attorney
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TITLE OF PROJECT
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PROJECT PERIOD
SUMMARY
ABSTRACT
Lubbock City County Library
1306 Ninth Street
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Lubbock Read to Achieve
Jeffrey Rippel
Director, Lubbock City -County Library
$33,515
October 1, 1993 to September 30, 1994
The purpose of the Read to Achieve project is to reduce the incidence of
illiteracy in Lubbock County. The Reading Achievement center in the Lubbock
City -County Library coordinates community literacy efforts and serves as a
referral center for those needing literacy assistance. The project coordinator
recruits volunteers, provides for their training, monitors student progress, and
secures instructional space in the library and elsewhere. Read to Achieve also
provides assistance to groups wishing to establish volunteer, non-profit literacy
programs.
PART II: PROGRAM NARRATIVE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACKGROUND........................................................................... 1
COOPERATION AND COORDINATION .......................................... 3
PLAN OF OPERATION................................................................. 7
The coordinator will be responsible for.
Supplemental information on services.
EVALUATION........................................................................... 12
Activity
Target
PERSONNEL............................................................................. 13
BUDGET................................................................................... 15
Salary, Wages, and Benefits
Travel
SuppliesContractual Services
Library Materials
Other
Indirect Charges
ADEQUACY OF RESOURCES...................................................... 17
CONCLUSION...........................................................................18
ATTACHMENTS
MINORITY IMPACTED AREAS (Map) ................ Appendix A 1
(7)SUPPORT LETTERS.........................................Appendix A2
BACKGROUND
Lubbock is located on the Llano Estacado, the High Plains of west Texas.
The City of Lubbock (1990 Census population 186,206) is the urban center of
Lubbock County (pop. 222,636). Lubbock has been described as "perhaps the
most isolated population center in America" (Natural Histm, Sept. 1992, p. 10):
there is no larger city for nearly three hundred miles in any direction. The
Lubbock City -County Library serves Lubbock County; it is also a state designated
Major Resource Center and headquarters of the West Texas Library System, a
consultant to the public libraries of 29 counties in West Texas.
According to the 1990 Census, of the residents of Lubbock County who
were twenty-five and older, 12% had completed fewer than nine years of school,
and a further 14% had not completed high school. Among Blacks these figures
rise to 18% and 25.6%, and among Hispanics to 36% and 22%.
The census gives a per capita income for Lubbock County in 1989, for
persons over fifteen, of $12,008. 40,411 people, 18% of the county population,
were living in poverty.
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has published a report on the
High Plains area which includes Lubbock County: it states, "The High Plains has
a long history of low unemployment. Nevertheless, since January 1992, the
region's unemployment rate has remained above six percent... Between 1980 and
1990, the High Plains lost 86,000 residents, helping to keep unemployment
numbers down. To keep the population working, it will not only be important to
increase workers' skills, but also to attract new non -oil -related industries."
Unemployment is not the entire story: the Comptroller's report also finds that the
High Plains average wage is 17.2% below the national average. Wage figures are
not given for Lubbock County alone, but Lubbock per capita income is stated to be
8.5% below the High Plains average. (Texas Regional Outlook: 1ligh Plains.)
Lubbock unemployment as of November 1992 was 6.5%.
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The Read to Achieve project is a joint effort of the Lubbock City -County
Library and the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy. The Coalition adopted by-
laws on September 8, 1989 and has received an IRS identification number and a
statement of exemption from Federal Income Tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the
IRS Code. The purpose of the Coalition is to develop and support literacy
services, and membership in the Coalition is open to any person in accord with this
purpose. The Coalition board members include the director of the Lubbock City -
County Library, the director of the South Plains Food Bank, the director of the
Lubbock Volunteer Center, the Headmaster of All Saint's Episcopal School, Dean
of Instruction of South Plains College, Reading Specialist at South Plains College,
coordinator of literacy services at Goodwill Industries, Inc., the coordinator of the
West Texas Library System, the President of the Board of Directors of
JobSource+, and the Head of the English Department at Lubbock Christian
University. The board continues to pursue other funding sources to establish this
project continuously, rather than on a year to year basis.
In the third year of the "Read to Achieve" program, there has been a
dramatic increase in the number of students seeking literacy assistance. This
significant change is a direct result of increased awareness of our existence:
through public service media both television and radio, support from the local
newspapers, referrals, and simply by word of mouth by the students.
In the fiscal year 1991-92, "Read to Achieve":
• Received 1525 inquiries through our reading HOTLINE
• Held 7 workshops, training 176 volunteer tutors
Interviewed 270 people seeking literacy assistance
• Paired 130 students with tutors
Referred 125 students to other literacy sources in Lubbock
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The Read to Achieve project has always provided service to members of
traditionally underrepresented groups. From October 1991 to September 1992,
270 persons were assessed for tutoring or referral. 60% of these were Hispanic,
5% Asian, 7% Black, and 65% women, compared to the 1990 U.S. Census
Summary Tape File 3 report of 22.7% Hispanic, 1.4% Asian, 7.5% Black for the
comity as a whole. 65% were women. The Read to Achieve center is located in
the area of the city with a higher than average minority population. (See map,
Appendix A 1.)
As the community has responded to our advertising and Reading HOTLINE
number, our program has expanded to fill the gap between available programs and
needed literacy services. Thus, the program has gone beyond its original goal as a
clearinghouse and referral center for those who needed literacy assistance, and for
volunteers and agencies concerned with the literacy problem. More agencies have
become involved; however, the Read to Achieve program remains the principal
center for recruitment acid training of volunteer tutors, identification and
assessment of potential students, referral of students to other literacy agencies, and
particularly, the sole provider of one-on-one tutoring.
COOPERATION AND COORDINATION
As the program grew, student demand far outweighed volunteer supply;
therefore, Read to Achieve sought to develop other literacy programs to
accommodate local needs. Several programs have been developed in partnership
with South Plains College, a state and locally supported 2-year college which has
long had special programs of academic remediation and adult/continuing
education. Read to Achieve works with the staff of the Lubbock campus. In 1986,
South Plains College conducted a literacy program, Project Life. This was a one
year pilot program and funding was not continued. However, as of the fall of
1992, community literacy and adult basic education have been added to the
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college's mission statement. The college has received grant funds to conduct
literacy and ESL classes in 1992-93. However, the availability of these funds is
determined on a year to year basis and are questionable.
With the college's cooperation, Read to Achieve has been able to establish
literacy and ESL classes at two churches, Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Joseph's
Catholic Church. The Coalition office was responsible for interviewing and
assessing 38 students referred to St. Joseph's Catholic Church and 17 to Our Lady
of Guadalupe and 52 to attend South Plains College literacy/ESL classes. The
paid teachers for these classes were provided by South Plains College. To assist
these instructors, the Read to Achieve office referred 12 volunteer tutors trained
through the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy program. These tutors were
introduced to the Laubach as well as LVA methods for instruction. The Read to
Achieve program has also provided LVA instructional material for the classes at
South Plains College, Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
These classes are offered during daytime and evening hours; the continued success
of these classes is due to open enrollment and the informal atmosphere. In
addition to these classes, several of the students needing extra assistance are
receiving one-on-one instruction provided by trained volunteer tutors with the
Read to Achieve program.
In addition, the students referred from the Read to Achieve office for these
classes supported by South Plains College are offered access to the college's
special services, such as assistance in child care, transportation, and career
counseling. Also, as students progress beyond the sixth reading level, they are
referred to other agencies which offer instruction in GED preparation as well as
being referred to the career and tecluiological vocational programs at South Plains
College and other schools.
Read to Achieve also makes referrals to the JobSource+ program of the
Private Industry Council. JobSource+ provides classes of basic literacy instruction
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and General Education Development (GED) preparation courses. However, their
clients have to meet certain qualifications and fall within income guidelines for
enrollment in the program. In the event a client of JobSource+ is in need of
individual assistance, they are encouraged to request our set -vices. Once the
referred client is interviewed and assessed by the Read to Achieve coordinator, he
or she is placed with a tutor for one-on-one instruction. JobSource+ is represented
on the board of the Coalition and supports die program to the extent of providing
funds for unexpected expenses incurred by our office.
Our program is also coordinated with the Adult Education Center of the
Lubbock Independent School District. The Adult Education Center has a program
of GED preparation, high school evening classes, and ESL and amnesty
instruction. However, people with a long experience of school failure may be
reluctant to return to school for help. Read to Achieve can supply these people
with one-on-one instruction with tutors and aid in their transition to a classroom
situation.
In the fall of 1991, the Read to Achieve program specialist established a
workplace literacy project at Methodist Hospital. This program was unique in that
students met in class one day a week with a certified teacher and one other day in
small group sessions with a Read to Achieve trained tutor. This combination
proved to be extremely effective since it gave diem the opportunity to work in a
larger group for discussion and introduction of concepts and the smaller group
provided the practice necessary to master concepts. The curriculum goals were a
combination of literacy requirements arising from the employees' work at
Methodist Hospital, and the personal reasons that each employee has for wanting
to learn. Students reported that the classes had made a difference in their ability to
function more effectively in their jobs. These classes are continuing under the
direction of Goodwill Industries.
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Since July 1991, Goodwill Industries has provided workplace literacy
classes for those employed by the University Medical Center, the City of Lubbock,
and Goodwill. Some additional people referred by Read to Achieve are allowed to
enroll in these classes. Goodwill will continue to refer their clients to the Read to
Achieve program for individual literacy tutoring.
In the summer of 1992, Vandelia Church of Christ decided to establish
classes based on the video cassettes of the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital Literacy
Program. The church applied to the coordinator of Read to Achieve to assist in
developing this program. The coordinator worked with the churches volunteer
administrator to publicize the program, and to recruit, interview, and assess
students. The program is designed as a 52 week course for 18 students; the full
number of students were placed in the course and a second 52 week course is
planned to begin in the fall of 1993.
Thus, the Read to Achieve office and its Reading HOTLINE (747-READ)
are the essential point of access and referral for the literacy programs of South
Plains College, Lubbock Independent School District, JobSource+, Goodwill
Industries and several churches. Read to Achieve also provides publicity for all
these programs, letting those who need help know that help exists. Read to
Achieve has recruited the majority of students for literacy programs supported by
South Plains College so that they have not had the need to advertise.
The Read to Achieve coordinator is a member of the Lubbock Interagency
Planning Group, sponsored by the Texas Department of 1Iwnan Services, and
established to coordinate resources for their clients. Read to Achieve has trained
some Texas Department of Human Services employees as tutors to enhance their
work with their clients.
Read to Achieve has aided the Lubbock County Community Corrections
Department's literacy program for adult probationers in planning and with
information on literacy materials. The Lubbock County Corrections Department
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director requested volunteer assistance for further developing the curriculum used
for their program. The Read to Achieve coordinator arranged for the services of a
local social service group to help the Corrections Department provide sufficient
copies of their literacy materials.
Lubbock's Volunteer Center provides continuous publicity to recruit
volunteers for Read to Achieve training as tutors. It also publicizes tutor training
workshops.
Students are referred to Read to Achieve by the Texas Department of
Human Services, Texas Employment Commission, JobSource-l-, Adult Education
Center, civic groups, and churches. Also, our local newspaper the Lubbock
Avalanche -Journal and local media have provided excellent publicity for our
program.
PLAN OF OPERATION
The primary objective of the Read to Achieve project is to assist adults in
Lubbock County who have minimal reading skills to reach their literacy goals.
Read to Achieve is able to serve or refer those with a broad range of needs (basic
reading skills, pre-GED, ESL, re-training, etc.). All services provided by Read to
Achieve are free of charge to all who seek literacy assistance.
The Lubbock City -County Library's request is for funding for a part-time
professional coordinator (30 hours per week) to oversee all the activities of the
Read to Achieve literacy program, and for literacy educational materials so that
there will be no financial barriers to participation in literacy programs. The
Lubbock City -County Library will provide office space, meeting room facilities,
office equipment and supplemental staff as needed to the coordinator for literacy
program activities.
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The coordinator will be responsible for:
1. Operating the Reading HOTLINE, a clearinghouse of information for those
seeking literacy assistance, those able to provide assistance, and others
interested in the problem of illiteracy.
2. Assessing potential students and referring them to programs appropriate to
their needs.
3. Recruiting volunteers and arranging for their training.
4. Matching students and volunteers and providing them with materials and
space for learning sessions.
5. Developing an on -going documented program of feedback from students
and tutors in the program and to use the data for evaluating
curriculum instructional materials and instructional techniques used for
tutors
6. Continuing programs for encouraging additional reading by the new
readers.
7. Promoting the establislunent of new adult literacy programs by community
organizations, helping them train volunteers, and providing on -going
expertise.
8. Publicizing literacy instruction opportunities in the community.
Supplemental information on Services:
1. Operating the Reading HOTLINE: The Read to Achieve office will
maintain regular office hours Monday through Friday at the Lubbock City -
County Library. The Coordinator will interview, assess, advise, give out
information to tutors and students as well as delegate necessary clerical duties
to the office secretary. She will also communicate with key personnel of other
literacy programs in the Lubbock community in order to investigate and
evaluate the various kinds of services available in the Lubbock community,
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and will assist in organizing the quarterly meetings of literacy providers in
Lubbock supported by JobSource+ to maintain and strengthen networking
capabilities. She will maintain current information and monitor student
progress reports, and will provide monthly written and oral reports to the board
of the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy. The coordinator will provide
speaking programs about the literacy problem in the Lubbock Community to
other service organizations and civic groups so that the community will become
aware of the literacy problem, the Literacy Coalition and its goals and services.
2. Assessing students: Students are interviewed and assessed with the San
Diego Quick test, this enables the office the opportunity to establish a student's
needs, capabilities, and more importantly, to discover the student's goals.
3. Recruitment and training of tutors: It is planned to recruit and train 125
new tutors and to offer additional training for those already in the program. In
addition, two meetings will be held for tutors to meet with each other and share
information.
Tutors are required to attend the Basic Adult Tutor Training workshop prior
to working with a student. Feedback from experienced tutors has led Read to
Achieve to develop two supplemental workshops, Focus on Phonics and
Comprehension. Manuals for all three workshops were developed by the Read
to Achieve coordinator, reading specialists from South Plains College, and a
specialist in ESL and literacy curriculum hired under a Venture Grant from
United Way. Laubach and LVA materials are used in the program, but Read to
Achieve has created a more diverse curriculum to give students a broader base
to meet individual needs and interests. The majority of Read to Achieve
students are working at a sixth grade level or below; however, if a student and
tutor wish to continue working together beyond the 6th grade level, Read to
Achieve has pre-GED and GED materials available.
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4. Matching students and volunteers: Volunteers will be matched with
students and will be given the appropriate reading material as indicated through
the San Diego Quick Test and intake interview administered by the Read to
Achieve personnel. The tutors will be required to meet with the students at
least two hours a week, preferably for an hour session twice a week. The
Lubbock City -County Library and Godeke branch can accommodate the needs
of the one-on-one tutoring sessions by providing space and facilities. In
addition, several churches and other businesses have offered their facilities for
tutoring sessions.
Experience with the Read to Achieve program has demonstrated the result
of a mentoring relationship between the student and the tutor. The tutors
involved in our program not only offer- instructional assistance but
encouragement and emotional support. Also, many tutors and the Read to
Achieve office direct students to appropriate community services available to
meet their many needs and assist students in areas such as job placement.
5. Documented feedback: The Read to Achieve office will recruit one and
possibly two volunteer tutors to help with keeping accurate aid current data on
tutor/student progress. The volunteer will call each individual tutor and
evaluate the effectiveness of the materials currently being used and the need for
changes to better support their student's needs. The information received from
these inquiries will serve to inform the Read to Achieve office of the strengths
and weaknesses of the program.
6. Reading Programs: Research has shown that to improve your reading skills
at every level, you must read. To encourage our "New Readers" to practice
these skills at home and with their families, the Coalition will continue to
sponsor a "Sail Through Summer with Good Books" reading program. The
program has introduced students to adult fiction and non-fiction books in the
Read to Achieve collection in the Read to Achieve office and to the "New
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Reader" section in the library. We had 30 participants in the 1991-92 "Sail
Through Summer with Good Books" program. The Read to Achieve office
will strive to encourage as many new participants as possible for 1992-93.
Read to Achieve also works with the Children's Department of the Lubbock
City -County Library to present "Share a Book with your Child" programs. The
children's outreach librarian conducts story hour and helps parents read to their
children. Using funds donated to the Literacy Coalition by the Friends of the
Library, Read to Achieve provides copies of the books featured in the story
hours which are given to the parent and child to read together, then take home
and enjoy.
7. Promoting new literacy programs: As noted above, Read to Achieve has
already promoted the establishment of new literacy programs at three churches
and at Methodist Hospital. Because of the success of these programs, this
proposal requests funds to initiate another site for literacy classes. The funds
will be used to pay for a certified teacher from South Plains College to work at
the site of our new literacy program. This teacher will work approximately 3
hours per week for 40 weeks of classroom instruction and supervision of
volunteer tutors with the Read to Achieve program. A bilingual instructor with
specialized skills in ESL training is essential. Due to the increase in minority
participation and the Asian and Hispanic enrollment, the need for ESL
instruction is critical to the success of this program.
In addition, the coordinator will continue to focus on the development of
the Read to Achieve program designed to accommodate MHMR clients, the
Department of Human Services AFDC recipients, the rehabilitation centers in
Lubbock and any other clients needing one-on-one instruction with volunteer
literacy tutors.
8. Publicizing literacy services and instruction: With the use of our new
brochures and PSA's, Read to Achieve will recruit students and tutors for our
project and encourage students placed and presently meeting with tutors to
continue. The coordinator will contact Lubbock organizations and civic groups
presenting the facts about illiteracy in the community in an effort to gain new
tutors, support, and increased awareness of the Read to Achieve program. The
Read to Achieve office will distribute a quarterly newsletter to tutors, members
and supporters of the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy, and other Lubbock
community organizations. This newsletter will demonstrate the progress and
current projects undertaken by Read to Achieve. The wide distribution of this
newsletter will serve as an added means of advertising the literacy services and
instruction available.
EVALUATION
The success of the plan will be measured against the following performance
targets:
Activity Target
Reading HOTLINE contacts 1,000
Student assessments and referrals 150
Volunteers trained 125
Student hours 3,000
Evaluation of the program by the coordinator will determine the degree of
success of the program. Each adult student will be tested and interviewed as they
enter the program. Progress of students will be measured according to the
instructional literacy material. Files will be kept on each student's progress
throughout the program including monthly tutoring calendars and a bi-annual
methods and materials evaluation report completed by each tutor on each student
involved with our program. The calendar will provide current information
concerning each tutoring session, the duration of the session, the lesson completed
as well as any observations made by the tutor. The methods and materials
evaluation report is categorized to consist of personal goals of the student, initial
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workbook series and present workbook series, general assessment of workbook
materials, use of language experience stories, suggestions for new materials/books
requested and additional supplementary reading by the student. As stated above in
objective 5, the recruited volunteer will assist the Read to Achieve coordinator
toward keeping accurate records of dropouts and follow ups on the individual
students. This volunteer will contact tutors or students via phone or written
correspondence to accomplish this goal.
The tutor serves as the primary link to the student and therefore a major
source of information as to the effectiveness of our program. Establishing open
communication and encouraging feedback between the Read to Achieve personnel
and the tutor will serve to better meet the needs of each individual student.
The Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy board meets monthly to advise
and help make plans to meet the program's objectives. The coordinator's report to
the board will include the number of student assessments and referrals, volunteer
contacts, community organizations contacted and students placed with tutors over
the past month. The report will also include a list of plans of the Read to Achieve
program for the coming month.
PERSONNEL
This project will be under the supervision of Jeff Rippel, Director of the
Lubbock City -County Library and the West Texas Library System since 1988. He
received an M.L.S. from the University of Texas in 1973 and has 20 years of
supervisory experience in libraries in Texas and South Carolina. As branch
librarian for the Waco -McLennan County Library, he established an adult learning
center offering GED preparation and ESL teaching.
The project Coordinator is Leigh McPhaul, who has been with Read to
Achieve since it began in June 1990. She is a certified teacher with a BS in
Education from the University of Texas and 2 years of classroom experience. She
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has been a Great Books Coordinator in the public schools for 4 years. She has
been a volunteer for 11 years with the Junior League of Lubbock. During that
time, she served as a member -at -large on the Board of Directors, Assistant
Arrangements Chairman, and as a placement coordinator for volunteers. She now
serves as a board member of Acteen, a volunteer theater group dealing with vital
youth issues. She also serves on the interagency planning group of the Texas
Department of Human Services and the Literacy Advisory Committee for the
South Plains Head Start Program.
In die last 2 years, she has completed the Literacy Volunteers of America's
ESL workshop and courses in the management of volunteers and a 36 hour course
on the management of non-profit organizations.
Debbie Sanchez, a Hispanic female serves as the secretary for the Read to
Achieve program. She works 30 hours a week and will be paid with funds
provided by the Private Industry Council. In 1991, she graduated from the Legal
Assistant program at Texas Tech University as is certified by the National
Association of Legal Assistants. She is presently enrolled at Texas Tech
University pursuing a degree in Elementary Education specializing in Bilingual
Education. She became involved with the Read to Achieve program in 1991 by
attending a tutor training workshop.
In 1991, the Read to Achieve office staffed a Program Specialist to support
and develop new programs. Her salary was provided by the Private Industry
Council and Coalition donated funds; however, in August 1992, she relocated to
another city. The Read to Achieve office is presently seeking funds to acquire a
replacement for this position.
The Read to Achieve office has worked with six instructors from South
Plains College in the joint programs at Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Joseph's
Catholic Church. These instructors have backgrounds in Reading, Bilingual
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Education and Spanish. Two have received Masters degrees and two are enrolled
in Masters degrees programs.
BUDGET
SALARY, WAGES, AND BENEFITS
Salary expenses will be those of the project coordinator working 30 hours
per week at $12.60 per hour, which is in the range of teachers' salaries in the
Lubbock area and commensurate with experience. The total annual salary is
$19,656. Contributions for Social Security at the rate of 7.65% will total $1503.
No other benefits will be provided. The coordinator is the key to all areas of the
project: coordinating literacy efforts, providing expert assessment and referral
services, and supplying encouragement and expertise for literacy programs.
Other personnel associated with the project will not be paid from grant
funds. The position of the secretary has been funded in 1992-93 by the Private
Industry Council. Permanent funding for this 30 hour per week position is being
sought from other agencies. Approximate salary for this position is $8,516
including Social Security. The salaries of full-time library employees proportional
to their time spent on the project will be approximately $3,400, with fringe
benefits of $840.
TRAVEL
$500 is provided for travel outside Lubbock County. This amount is
calculated for continuing education workshops relating to literacy services. Travel
will require approval of the library director.
SUPPLIES
$1,700 is allowed for expendable office supplies and photocopying. $3,000
is allocated for expendable teaching materials. These materials will include LVA
instructor manuals and student workbooks, pre-GED materials, phonics books,
subscription to New Readers publication of their News for You newspaper and
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other supplies. Because our program has expanded beyond the one-on-one
instruction, Read to Achieve provides materials to the other literacy programs and
classes we help to establish.
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
$1,500 is allocated to contract with a certified instructor to conduct
literacy/ESL classes initiated and supported by the Read to Achieve program.
LIBRARY MATERIALS
$1000 is allocated for on -site collections of material for the Read to
Achieve office and other locations of literacy programs. The Read to Achieve
office will update their collection of New Reader fiction and non-fiction.
OTI iER
Funds for workshops are estimated at an average of $60 each for six
workshops. This provides materials for volunteers and, if necessary, some fees to
workshop instructors. In the past year, all workshops have been conducted by
project staff or by instructors from South Plains College who donated their
services to the project. Space for the workshops will be provided without cost to
the grant by the library, by program sponsors, or by other agencies.
$500 is allocated for postage needed to distribute newsletters as well as to
carry on tutor and student correspondence. $1,200 is allocated for telephone
expenses. A commercial telephone line is installed in the library for the exclusive
use of the project; a single telephone access point for both literacy service
providers and those seeking literacy help is a basic objective of the project.
$1,000 is allocated for the production and duplication of PSA's, radio and
television. Serving as the literacy clearinghouse the Read to Achieve office
provides the major source of advertising for all the non-profit literacy programs of
Lubbock County. The City of Lubbock Public Information office will provide
approximately $2000 of production time for television "spots" at no cost to the
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grant. Lubbock's Volunteer Center and the local newspaper provide advertising
for the recruitment of volunteers at no cost to the grant.
INDIRECT CHARGES
Indirect charges will be payable to the City of Lubbock at the rate of 5% of
direct charges to reimburse the cost of fiscal administration of the grant.
ADEQUACY OF RESOURCES
The grant will provide a project coordinator who will devote his/her full
working time to the purposes of the project; it will also provide funds for contact
with the Lubbock community, both providers and those in need of literacy
services, through varied modes --face-to-face, written, telephone, and broadcast.
The grant also provides workbooks and other expendable study material, to ensure
that materials cost does not deny opportunities to those most in need of help. The
Lubbock City -County Library will provide office space, access to a photo copier,
furnishings, and utilities.
The existence of a central coordinating office attracts resources which
would not be forthcoming or effective without it. For example, in 1991-92, its
second year of operation, the Read to Achieve project received donations from
individuals and community organizations; such as Hooked on Phonics flashcards,
a Reading Rainbow tape series, and a TV/VCR. These charitable contributions
would not have aided literacy without Read to Achieve to bring them together with
the people who could use them.
In its three years of operation Read to Achieve has had supplemental
staffing from a variety of sources: library and South Plains college staff, and
personnel hired with temporary funding from United Way aid the Private Industry
Council. However, like the contributions of materials, these supplemental services
would not have been available and beneficial without the continuity and
development of program's provided by the Read to Achieve coordinator.
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The major cost of providing literacy services is instruction, which is largely
supplied by the in -kind contributions of the volunteers. There is ample evidence
that people wishing to make these contributions exist. Attendance at training
workshops is excellent, and a large percentage of those trained become active
tutors.
CONCLUSION
By granting this request for funding, the U.S. Department of Education will
allow the public library to continue to be the vehicle for training volunteers and
connecting them to those who seek literacy instruction, for making established
programs more effective, for establishing new programs, and for promoting
community awareness of literacy training opportunities. The effective use of
funds will build upon the work in progress, enrich local efforts, and attract
additional resources to combat the devastating consequences of adult illiteracy.
This program will build on the goal of education as the means for clients to
gain self-confidence and the motivation to become productive members of society.
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SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE
January 8, 1993
Jeff Ripple
Director of Libraries
Mahon Library
1306 9th St
Lubbock TX 79401
Dear Mr. Ripple:
South Plains College supports the
and its Reading to Achieve program
literacy skills in the Lubbock are
citizens that need these services,
literacy sites throughout the city
cooperate with the Coalition.
Sincerely,
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erlinda Coronado
Dean of Instruction
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Linda Gobe
Student Assistance Center
Lubbock Coalition for Literacy
In their endeavors to promote
a. Due to the large number of
SPC encourages the expansion of
and welcomes the opportunity to
1302 MAIN STREET LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79401 (806) 747-0576
Texas *0
Department
Human Servi ces
F.O. Bna 10529/2109 Ave. Q
Lubbock, TX 79408
806-741-0541
COWUSSIONER BOARD MENMERS
Burton F. Raiford Cassandra C. Carr
Chairman, Austin
David Herndon
Vice (luinnan, Austin
Robert Oeyer
FJ Paso
Yava D. Scott
Houston
Paula Gomez
Brownsville
Karen M. Hehrtl
Dallas
December 30, 1992
Jeff Ripple
Director of Library Services
Mahon Library
13206 9th Street
Lubbock, TX 79401
Dear Mr. Ripple:
This letter represents this Agency's support for the application of the United States Department of
Education Library Literacy Program Grant for which you are applying. Since the beginning of the
interagency planning process to support the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program, the
director of the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy has been involved in planning to implement the
welfare reform program. Agency staff have referred clients to the literacy program as an initial step
in preparation for economic self-sufficiency; they have been assigned volunteer tutors or referred to
other programs. While it is unfortunate that adults must struggle to become functionally literate,
programs such as the ones you administer must continue if problems associated with illiteracy are
to be overcome.
Sincerely,
Ter . Temple
Regional Administrator
cc: Mary L Jackson, Lubbock 217-7
Wanda Stewart, Lubbock 217-7
LUBBOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Lubbock, Texas
OFFICE OF January 5, 1993
Adult Education
610 Third St.
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Jeff Rippel, Director
City -County Library
1306 9th Street
Lubbock, TX 79401
Dear Mr. Rippel,
We, at Lubbock Adult Education, would like to express our support of the
continued success of the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy and Read to Achieve
programs. We have developed a cooperative partnership with Leigh McPhaul, the
coordinator of the Read to Achieve project. This has been a positive and
productive partnership and the people we serve in our conununity are the ones
who benefit from us working together.
I look forward to continuing cooperation with the project staff to help increase the
use of the co-ordination of all community resources for literacy and to bring those
who need help with the help that is available.
I applaud your efforts to provide effective programs to our community.
Sincerely,
Freddye H ell, Coordinator
Lubbock Adult Education
VOLUNTEER
CENMR
OF LUBBOCK
1706-23rd Street, Suite 101
Lubbock, Texas 79411-1214
(806)747-0551
Fax: (806) 747-8640
December 23, 1992
Jeff Rippel
Director, Library Services
City of Lubbock
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, TX 79457
Dear Mr. Rippel:
Please accept this letter as a statement of our support for your grant
application for the library literacy program.
The Volunteer Center works very closely with the Lubbock Coalition for
Literacy to supply volunteers for tutors in the program. We are aware
that the volunteers are well trained and that their service has made a
great deal of difference to people in the program who are learning to
read. This is one of our best volunteer placements. We have also had
the opportunity to see the results of the people who are students in the
program. It is indeed gratifying.
The Volunteer Center also works with the JCPenney Corporation in its
efforts to recognize outstanding community volunteers. This year one
of our major awards was given to a volunteer in the literacy program.
We are happy to support this program.
Sincerely,
Louise Cummins
Executive Director
ptE oFr�: LUBBOCK COUNTY CORRECTIONS FACILITY
701 MAIN STREET
LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79401
806 762-1703
w r
December 30, 1992
Mr. Jeff Rippel
Director of Library Services
Lubbock City -County Library
1306 9th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Dear Mr. Rippel:
STEVE RAMPY
CHIEF ADULT
CORRECTIONS OFFICER
Please express the appreciation of the Lubbock County Community Corrections Facility
to the Literacy Coalition. Their support and assistance through the Read -to- Achieve
program has proven to be invaluable.
The referral of the volunteer group to assisted with the development and recording of
audio tapes has enabled our program to have materials for beginning readers. The
sharing of other appropriate materials has made it possible for our new program to select
the most functional materials for our literacy classes.
We have enjoyed the sharing of ideas and the cooperation of other community agencies
as they work together to improve the literacy level of Lubbock.
Sincerely,
C
Sue Roe
Educational/Vocational Coordinator
Lubbock County Community Corrections
Serving the
following
counties
and their
public
libraries:
Andrews
Bailey
Borden
Cochran
Crane
Dawson
Dickens
Ector
Floyd
Gaines
Garza
Glasscock
Hale
Hockley
Howard
King
Lamb
Loving
Lubbock
Lynn
Marlin
Midland
Motley
Terry
Upton
Ward
Winkler
Yoakum
WEST TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM
1306 901 Street/Lubbock, Texas 79401/(806) 767-2858
December 30, 1992
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The West Texas Library System is in full support of the Lubbock City -
County Library's Title VI Literacy grant application. The library has
shown an ongoing interest in, and support of, literacy efforts in
Lubbock and the West Texas area over an extended period of time.
The program in Lubbock supplies training for tutors, works with area
institutions to establish new programs, acts as a referral center for
persons seeking assistance, and provides tutors for those students who
need one-on-one instruction. The centralized referral center is an
essential aspect of this program with its purpose being to direct a
functionally illiterate adult to the program which best suits his needs.
In addition, there is no other agency in Lubbock County (population
222,636) that offers one-on-one tutoring, a particular need of many of
the area's multicultural population. Teaching materials for this
program are purchased with the help of the West Texas Library System.
The library and community have taken on the tremendous task of improving
the level of literacy in Lubbock and the surrounding area, and the
project deserves your consideration for funding. Continued funding is
essential to the growth and expansion of the Lubbock City -County
Library's Need to Achieve Program.
Sincerely,
Nancy 7
Hill
Coordinator
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4qochSflHrCP
Gana Co. Private In ustry Council Inc.
1218 14th Street
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806)765-5038
FAX(806)765-6944
Barry Ballinger
Chairman
Don McCullough
Executive Director
Chief Elected Of vials
Mayor David R. Langston
City of Lubbock
Judge Don McBeath
Lubbock County
Judge Giles Dalby
Garza County
Job Training
and
Employment Assistance
December 30, 1992
Mr. Jeff Ripple
Mahon Public Library
1306 9th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Dear Mr. Ripple,
It is a sincere pleasure to provide this letter in support of the work of the
Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy and their efforts to obtain a Library Literacy
Grant. We work extremely close with the Coalition on referrals of literacy
students. These encompass referrals of students to us and our referrals to them
of people we are unable to serve. Their sponsorship of the Share a Book
Program has been very beneficial for many of our students and enables parents
and children to share in the joy of reading together.
We look forward to a very successful relationship in the future and pledge our
full support of any extension of their programs made possible thru a library
literacy grant if they were to receive it.
Sincerely,
Donald J. cCullough
Executive Director
DM:rm
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PAPT 11I - MIDGET 3.11 ORMATI011 '
I
I. ;CA Vi_ - Library LiL-eracy Program i
CFDA ffo. 114.167 i
Check one: Appl lcant is a SU< Le library
_ X Appl-1cant is a local. pub 1.1.c l--1J.) ry
Dild(Jo L by Category
FEDERAL OTIIER
LSCA Title VI SOURCES
A. Salary and Rages $ 14, 65 $ 91 G
D. rringe Denelits $ 1 , 503 $ 840
C. Travel
$ 500
U. Equipment $ $
E. Supplies $ 4,700 $
F. ConL-ractual Services $ 1,500
$
C. Library Haterials $ 1,000 $
H. Other $
_ 3,060 $ 2,000
I. Total DlrecL- Charges (acid lines A - 11) $ 3 ,aB $ t1, Li6
J. Indirect C11a1 ges (_ 5 1) $ 1J 596 $
Y.. TOTAL, PIZOJ1ICl' COSTS (acid lines I and J) $ 3-3�_5�$1_�i,_Z
11. Program Income $ $
112
OMa Approval No.Olti-0040
ASSURANCES -- NON —CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS
Notes. Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your project or program. If you have questions,
please contact the awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may require applicants
to certify to additional assurances. If such is the case, you will be notified.
As the duly authorized representative of the applicant I certify thst the applicant;
1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal
assistance, and the institutional, managerial and
financial capability (including funds sufficient to
pav 0— r.A7 ql share of project costs) to
ensure proper planning, management and com-
pletion of the project described in this application.
Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller
General of the United States, and if appropriate,
the State, through any authorised representative,
to examine all records,
books, papers, or documents related to the award;
and will establish a proper accounting system in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
directives.
Will o-09M sh snrPPusrds to prohibit employees
from using their positions for a purpose that
constitutes or presents the appearance of personal
or organizational conflict of interest, or personal
gain.
Will initiate and complete the work within the
applicable time frame after receipt of approval of
the awarding agency.
Will comply with the Intergovernmental
Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. It 4728-4763)
relati^; t3 pre:;:ribed standards for merit systems
for programs funded under one of the nineteen
statutes or regulations specified in Appendix A of
OPM's Standards for a Merit System cf Per-sonnel
Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).
Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to
nondiscrimination. These include but are not
limited to: (a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (P.L. 88.352) which prohibita discrimination
on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b)
Title IX%'the Education Amendments of 1972. as
amendeu ,20 U.S.C. if 1681.1683, and 1685.1686),
which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex;
(c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended (29 U.S.C. 1 794), which prohibits dis-
crimination on the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42
U.S.C.4¢ 6101-6107). which prohibits discrim-
ination on the basis of age;
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(a) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of
1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to
nondiscrimination on the basis of drug abuse, (f)
the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of
1970 (P.L. 91.616), as amended, relating to
nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse or
alcoholism; (g) 11523 and 527 of the Public )lealth
Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S C. 290 dd-3 and 290 ee-
3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of
alcohol and drug abuse patient records; (h) Title
Vlii of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S C. f
3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to non-
discrimination in the sale, rental or financing of
housing; G) any other nondiscrimination
provisions in the specific statute(s) under which
application for Federal assistance is being made.
and (j) the requirements of any other
nondiscrimination statute(s) which may apply to
the application.
Will comply, or has already complied, with the
requirements of Titles 11 and III of the Uniform
Relocation Assistance and -Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91.646)
which provide for fair and equitable treatment of
persons displaced or whose property is acquired as
a result of Federal or federally assisted programs
These requirements apply to all interests in real
property acquired for project purposes regardless
of Federal participation in purchases.
8. Will comply with the provisions of the Batch Act
(5 U.S.C. If 1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit
the political activities of employees whose
principal employment activities are funded in
whole or in part with Federal funds.
Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of
the Davis -Bacon Act (40 U.S C. If 276a to 276a-
7), the Copeland Act (40 U S.C. Ii 276c and 18
U.S.C. 11874), and the Contract Work Hours and
Safety Standards Act (40 U.S C. if 327.333).
regarding labor standards for federally assisted
construction subegreements.
Authorized for Local Reproduction
Sl"aid Fam 42c8 14 64.
Piew,bod W OL-a G,Culp A-102
10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance
purchase requirements of Section 102(a) of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (P. L. 93-234)
which requires recipients in a special flood hazard
area to participate in the program andto purchase
flood insurance if the total cost of insurable
construction and acquisition is $10,000 or more.
it. Will comply with environmental standards which
may be prescribed pursuant to the following: (a)
institution of environmental quality control
measurer under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and Executive
C: _-;F" _ : `14; (b) notification of violating
facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection of
wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d) evaluation of
flood hazards in floodplains in accordance with EO
11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with
the approved State management program
the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. If 1451 st seq.); (f)
conformity of Federal actions to State (Clear Air)
Implementation Plans under Section 176(c) of the
Clear Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1
7401 et seq.); (g) protection of underground sources
c.'''_ ::- --nder the Safe Drinking Water
Act of 1974, as amended, (P.L. 93-523); and (h)
protection of endangered species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, (P.L.
93.205).
12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Ri,,ers Act
of 1968 (16 U.S.C. f4 1271 et seq.) related. to
protecting components or potential components of
the national wild and scenic rivers system.
13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring
compliance with Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16
U.S.C. 470), EO 11593 (identification and
protection of historic properties), and the
Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.).
14. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the
protection of human subjects involved in research,
development, and related activities supported by
this award of assistance.
15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare
Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C.
2131 et seq.) pertaining to the care, handling, and
treatment of warm blooded animals held for
research, teaching, or other activities supported by
this award of assistance.
16. Will comply with the Lead -Based Paint Poisoning
Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. i4 4801 et seq.) which
prohibits the use of lead based paint in
construction or rehabilitation of residence
structures.
17. Will cause to be performed the required financial
and compliance audits in accordance with the
Single Audit Act of 1984.
18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all
other Federal laws, executive orders, regulations
and policies governing this program.
H 4 OF .a•a (. 4s) aK.
CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING LOBBYING; DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION AND OTHER
RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS; AND DRUG -FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should refer to the regulations cited below to determine the certification to which they are required to attest. Applicants
should also review the instructions for certification included in the regulations before completing this form. Signature of tfus form
Provides for compliance with certification requirements under 34 CFR Part 82, "New Restrictions on Lobbyyirngg, and 34 CFR Part 85,
Government -wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Government -wide R, cquirements (or Diu -Free Workplace
(Grants)." The certifications shall be treated as a material representation of fact upon which reliance will be placed when the Department
of Education determines to award the covered transaction, grant, or cooperative agreement.
1. LOBBYING
As required by Section 1352, Title 31 of the U.S. Code, and
implemented at 34 CFR Part 82, for persons entering into a
grant or cooperative agreement over $100,000, as defined at 34
CFR Part 82, Sections 82-105 and 82.110, the applicant certifies
that:
(a) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be
pa'd, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee
of Congress, or an employee of a -Member of Congress in
connection with the making of any Federal grant, the entering
into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension,
continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any
Federal grant or cooperative agreement;
(b) If an funds other than Federal appropriated funds have
been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or
attempting to influence a officer or employee of any agency, a
Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an
employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this
Federal grant or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall
complete and submit Standard Form - LLL, "Disclosure Form
to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions;
(c) The undersigned shall require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all
subawards at all tiers (including subgrants, contracts under
grants and cooperative agreements, and subcontracts) and that
all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
2. DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER
RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS
As required by Executive Order 12549, Debarment and
Suspension, and implemented at 34 CFR Part 85, for
prospective participants in prurLary covered transactions, as
defined at 34 CFR Part 85, Sections 85.105 and 85.110 —
A. The applicant certifies that it and its principals:
(a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from
covered transactions by any Federal department or agency;
(b) Have not within a throe -year period Preceding this
application been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered
against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in
connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing
a public (Federal, State, or local) transaction or contract under
a public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust
statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, for-$ery,
bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false
statements, or receiving stolen property;
(c) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or
civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or
local) with commission of an of the offenses enumerated in
paragraph (1)(b) of this certification; and
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(d) Have not within a three-year period preoeding this
appplication had one or more public transactions (Federal,
or locall terminated for cause or default; and
B. Where the applicant is unable to certify to any of the
statements in this certification, he or she shall attach an
explanation to this application.
3. DRUG -FREE WORKPLACE
(GRANTEES OTHER THAN INDMDU.'_LS)
As required by the Drug -Free Workplace Act of 19&
implemented at 34 CFR-Part 85, Subppaart F, for gran _
defined at 34 CFR Part 85, Sections 85.(i05 and 6
A. The applicant certifies that it will or will continue to
provide a drug -free workplace by:
(a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the
unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or
use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's
workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against
employees for violation of such prohibition;
(b) Establishing an on -going drugrfree awareness program to
inform employees about—
(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
(2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug -free workplace;
(3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and
employee assistance programs; and
(4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for
drug abuse violations occurring to the workplace;
(c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged
in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the
statement required by paragraph (a);
(d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by
paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the
grant, the employee will—
(1) Abide by the terms of the statement: and
(2) Ngtify the employer in writing of hi.. or her conviction for a
violation of a criminal drug statute c. ;-gyring in the workplace
no later than five calendar days after such conviction;
(e) Notifying the agency, in writing, within 10 calendar days
after receiving notice under subparagraph (dX2) from an
employee or otherwise receiving act -:I notice of such
conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide
notice, including position title, to: Director, Grants and
Contracts Service, US. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, S.W. (Room 3124, GSA Regional Office
Building No. 3), Washington, DC 20202-4571. Notice shall
include the identification number(s) of each affected grant;
(f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days
of receiving notice under subp ragnph (d)(2), with respect to
any employee who is so convncted—
(1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an
employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the
requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or
(2) Requiring such employee to Participate satisfactorily In a
drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program ap proved for
such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law
enforcement, or other appropriate agency;
(r� Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a
drug -free workplace through implementation of paragraphs
(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f).
B. The grantee may Insert in the space provided below the
site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the
specific grant:
Place of Performance (Street address, city, county, state, zip
code)
Check ❑ if there are workplaces on file that are not identified
here.
DRUG -FREE WORKPLACE
(GRANTEES WHO ARE U-IDMDUALS)
As required by the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, and
implemented at 34 CFR Part 85, Subppaartrt F, for ggrraanntees, as
defined at 34 CFR Part 85, Sections 85.605 and 85.610 —
A. As a condition of the grant, I certify that I will not engage in
the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing
possession, or use of a controlled substance in conducting any
activity with the grant; and
B. If convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting from a
violation occurring during the conduct of any grant activity, I
will report the conviction, in writing, within 10 calendar days
of the conviction, to: Director, Crants and Contracts Service,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
(Room 3124, CSA Regional Office Buildin& No. 3),
Washington, DC 20202-4571. Notice shall include the
identification number(s) of each affected grant.
As the duly authorized representative of the applicant, I hereby certify that the applicant will comply with the above certifications.
OF APPUCANT
City of Lubbock, Texas
AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Dav i (fir Lam s t on,j-'Mayo r
ED 80-0013
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PR/AWARD NUMBER AND/OR PROJECT NAME
DATE
READ TO ACHIEVE
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''%- PROCEDURES FOR COMMENTS BY STATE LIBRARY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
Instructions for
Local Public Library Applicants
Local public library applicants for the Library Literacy Program must
give their State library administrative agency the opportunity to
comment on their applications. If an applicant fails to do so the application will
not be considered for funding under the Library Literacy Program. To comply with
this provision, local public libraries must do the following:
1. Submit a copy of the application to the State library
administrative agency at the same time as the application is
submitted to the Application Control Center at the U. S.
Department of Education.
2. Enclose with the application sent to the State library
administrative agency a copy of the page entitled
"Procedures for Comments by State Library Administrative
Agencies -- Instructions for State Library Administrative
Agencies" (see page H8).
3. Sign the certification below which confirms that the State
library administrative agency has been provided a copy of
the application.
4. ENCLOSE THIS CERTIFICATION WITH THE APPLICATION THAT IS
SUBMITTED TO THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Certification:
A copy of the application was sent to the State library
administrat
Lubbock City -County Library / TX
Name of local library / State
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