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Council renews contract with Katusa Citizens for Literacy after 20-year dictionary program update
Summary
Katusa Citizens for Literacy made an extended presentation on program outcomes, including 5,400 books distributed over three years, scholarship increases to $1,000 for four awards and about 20 graduates last year; the council approved renewal of the organization's annual contract.
Katusa Citizens for Literacy updated the Fort Oglethorpe City Council on its adult-education and family-literacy work and the council approved renewal of the nonprofit’s annual city contract.
Miss Smith, who spoke on behalf of the organization, described the group’s long-running dictionary project for third graders (she said it has run about 20 years) and said the program is intended to reach parents and guardians with ads and resources for adult education. She said the nonprofit distributed 5,400 books in the past three years through school and library partnerships and that last year the program had roughly 20 graduates and logged more than 3,000 class hours.
"This year we were blessed enough to give four scholarships now because we feel we needed to. Our scholarships are $1,000," Miss Smith said, noting two scholarships will be awarded in October and two at the May graduation. She also cited a household illiteracy figure mentioned during the presentation as about 9.1% and a high-school graduation rate cited at about 90.8%.
Councilmembers asked about enrollment and how students learn about the program; Miss Smith described outreach through school events, library partnerships and community activities. After the presentation the council moved to renew the city’s contract with the organization.
The city approved the contract renewal on a motion; staff will execute the agreement and coordinate reporting as specified in the contract terms.
