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PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIM WALKER, COURTESY OF HILL LEARNING CENTER
Hill Learning Center held a celebration in February to commemorate the acquisition of
its Reading Achievement Program (HillRAP) – a technology-based, structured literacy intervention solution for students who are persistently struggling to learn to read, including those with dyslexia – by 95 Percent Group, a national provider of literacy instruction and professional learning resources. Guests included current and former Hill Learning Center staff and leadership, as well as partners and supporters who have helped develop and grow the program over the past two decades. “We are proud of the work that we have done to advance literacy for students with persistent reading difficulties, and HillRAP has been an important part of that,” says Hill Learning Center Executive Director Beth Anderson. “Our vision has always been to reach as many students with learning and attention challenges as possible. We are grateful to have the opportunity to expand HillRAP’s reach and potential through its acquisition by 95 Percent Group while also doubling down on our mission and impact locally.”
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9 1 Lary Maskel, former Hill executive director Shary Maskel and Jim McLean. 2 Retired Hill educators Jean Neville, Diane Jaskot and Wendy Speir. 3 HillRAP mentors and teachers Kerry Blackwelder and Kolleen Sullivan. 4 Irvin Glass and Lois Glass. 5 Libby Lang, Ginny Lang and Steve Lang. 6 Hill Learning Center board member Stacy ParkerFisher. 7 Diane Jaskot and Hill Learning Center faculty member Shauna Saunders. 8 95 Percent Group CEO Brad Lindaas and Hill Learning Center Executive Director Beth Anderson. 9 Hill alum Abby Rosenberg and Sabri Math. a p r i l / m ay 2 0 2 3
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