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JANUARY 12, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 3
Reaching For A Reading Goal he Together Initiative Network (TIN), which includes a number of Pequea Valley area entities such as churches, ministries, and the school district, has set a goal of having 90% of local children reading by third grade and reading proficiently by fourth grade. At a TIN meeting on Nov. 17, 2021, organization members outlined the impact of reaching this aim. Tim Rogers, pastor at Grace Point Church and a TIN founder, said that the hope is to take the percentage of students reading proficiently from the current 62% up to 90% in five years. “Data tells us kids are 10 times more likely to end up in generational poverty if they’re not reading by third grade,” reported Rogers. Pequea Valley School District (PVSD) superintendent Erik Orndorff noted that the ability to read affects a student’s life goals. “We always talk about trying to give each kid (his or her) first choice (of career),”
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said Orndorff, who noted that simply encouraging students to attend college is not necessarily the best course of action. “We look at interests, needs, and wants, and think about how we find a path for (a student where he or she) will be independent and fulfilled in a job. That’s what we try to do here at PV.” Assistant superintendent Rich Eby expounded on Orndorff ’s comments, saying, “We want every learner to have an opportunity to get their postsecondary first choice so they can (reap the benefits),” he said. Eby pointed to efforts the district is making to help improve parents’ skills in working with their children to improve literacy. Eby also mentioned that PVSD offers prekindergarten education via the new Pequea Valley Early Learning Center (PVELC), which opened recently. He stated that these programs can help prepare children socially, emotionally, and academically for kindergarten. It is director of early learning Lisa Eckert’s role to implement the See PVSD pg 7
Play-and-learn activities are among the ways the Together Initiative Network is working to meet a reading goal for Pequea Valley School District students.
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Coming off a successful 5K at Millersville University in November, Katie Sandoe, executive director of Girls on the Run (GOTR) Lancaster, and Jen West, program director, are excited about the 2022 season. “We are looking ahead to spring,” said West. “We are excited to be back to a 10-week season in person.” See GOTR pg 2
Servants Inc., a ministry that provides home repairs, has opened an office in Lancaster County.
Around 2000, Trent Davis, founder and CEO of Servants Inc., took a mission trip to Guatemala. The trip changed the direction of his life. “(Trent) felt a call to continue relationships and give others opportunity to have that experience,” said Keith Cotton, director of outreach with Servants. Cotton noted that Davis coordinated mission trips and worked with missionaries in Guatemala under a program he called SARF (Serving At Risk Families), which also included home repair and construction work. See Servants Inc. pg 6
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