The winners are then announced at the state Reading Conference. The Reading Specialist is responsible for promoting the books throughout the school and compiling the votes to be sent to the state. Read Across America is back this year by demand. It began last year as part of the National Education Association's read aloud celebration. This will begin again in March to coincide with this celebration.
Students read at home each night to earn miles.
For every 15 minutes read the student earns 1 mile. Each week the mileage is compiled and posted on a large hall map of the United States. Grade levels race across the United States. The idea is to have every student in the school write and have bound their own illustrated hard-back book. A grant is being written to help fund the project that would include an author visitation.