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Success for All Foundation Approved to Provide Evidence-Based Literacy Support for Hawaii Public Schools
$100,000 Scholarships Available for Eligible Schools to Implement Science of Reading-Based Model HONOLULU, June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Success for All Foundation (SFA), a nationally recognized nonprofit focused on whole-school literacy improvement, has been approved by the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) as a qualified provider of Comprehensive Assistance, Training & Educational Resources (CATERS). This designation makes it easier for public schools across the state to partner with SFA to strengthen early literacy outcomes through an integrated, proven approach. Already working in 14 Hawaii schools, SFA provides a comprehensive schoolwide model grounded in the Science of Reading, pairing high-quality curriculum with embedded instructional coaching to help educators achieve immediate and lasting results. "Principals and teachers are working hard to do it all: raise reading scores, coach instruction, manage behavior, and find time to plan," said Julie Wible, CEO of Success for All. "With our Science of Reading-based curriculum, built-in coaching, and team-based structures we remove the guesswork and provide educators with an effective model to achieve immediate results. With SFA, schools move forward with clarity and confidence and every child achieves at the highest levels." Success for All partners with schools to align every layer of instruction, support, and leadership into a connected system. Teachers receive real-time coaching as they implement a high-quality, ready-to-teach curriculum. The use of schoolwide practices—such as cooperative learning, daily progress monitoring, and structured leadership teams—ensure that every student's academic and behavioral needs are consistently met. The result is a cohesive, energized instructional environment where educators and students work together toward a shared vision of success. "The transformation in our Hawaii schools has been incredible," said Kathy McLaughlin, Director of Implementation at Success for All. "In just a short time, we've seen classrooms go from silent and disengaged to joyful and alive with student voices. Students are working together, debating ideas, and supporting one another's learning. Schools have embraced cooperative learning, our proven cycle of effective instruction, and practices that help children express their thinking and collaborate respectfully. We're seeing significant academic growth and renewed engagement among teachers, students, and families." In addition to its CATERS approval, SFA is offering $100,000 scholarships to support Title I-eligible Hawaii K–5 schools that are committed to implementing a sustainable, systemwide approach to literacy. To learn more or apply for the scholarship, school leaders can contact:Kenly NovotnySuccess for All Foundationknovotny@ About Success for All FoundationSuccess for All is a nonprofit organization that has partnered with schools for more than 40 years to ensure every child, regardless of background, achieves at the highest levels. Grounded in the Science of Reading and earning the highest ESSA evidence rating, the SFA model offers schools a comprehensive, sustainable path to literacy and academic success. Media Contact Kenly NovotnySuccess for All Foundation396458@ 410.616.2394 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Success for All Foundation Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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27-05-2025
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School Reform Program, Known for Science of Reading Approach, Looks to Grow
Success For All, a teaching approach using the science of reading, could expand to 150 more schools in the next three years with the help of $13.5 million in grants from an anonymous donor. Success For All, developed in the late 1980s by two Johns Hopkins University professors, relies heavily on phonics and group learning, with students reading whole story books instead of textbooks. Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter It has shown outsized gains in some cities and was recently featured in episodes of the 'Sold a Story' podcast about surprisingly high reading scores in the small, Appalachian city of Steubenville, Ohio. Used in about 500 schools nationwide, Success for All's foundation is offering $100,000 'scholarships' to help cover training, learning materials and teaching coaches to 50 district, charter or private schools that are adopting it in each of the next three years. Most of the $15 million needed for the scholarships comes from a single donation from a family foundation that wishes to be anonymous. Success For All officials said the donor gave the program $200,000 a few years ago. After being taken on a tour of schools in Virginia using the approach, the family offered $13.5 million — the largest donation ever for the donor — to help launch it in schools with large numbers of low income students. Julie Wible, CEO of the Success For All Foundation, said the donor wanted to improve literacy for low-income students — and Success For All offered more than just a curriculum, but also a change in teaching styles and social-emotional help for students. 'This concept of supporting an entire school gave them clarity about how to guarantee improvement in schools,' Wible said. 'A high quality reading model is critical but it will not be enough to significantly change an entire school.' Most of the grants for this fall have already been awarded, but Success For All is still accepting applications for a few that remain. Success For All estimates that schools will spend about $150,000 in the first year of adding the program, then lesser amounts the next few years. Wible said the program wanted to help schools, but still wanted them to have 'skin in the game' so they would be committed to the shift. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles, which added Success For All at 18 of its schools in the 2023-24 school year, was awarded scholarships in this first round to add it to four more this fall. Robert Tagorda, chief academic officer for the archdiocese, said the archdiocese chose Success For All because they believe it will help low-income students, including many who are learning English as their second language. The program is already showing gains, so the archdiocese will apply for additional scholarships to add more schools for the 2026-27 school year. Success for All received significant federal funding in the 1990s amid President Bill Clinton's push to support students at Title I schools but was essentially shut out of President George W. Bush's Reading First initiative, prompting a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education's inspector general. The program rebounded during the Obama administration when it received an i3 grant designed to scale up evidence-based initiatives. More recently, the program has received attention through coverage of reading gains in Steubenville, Ohio, which started using Success For All in 2000. Once known for a well-publicized rape case involving its high school football team, the Steubenville school district drew better notice in 2016 when Stanford University researchers showed the district with much higher reading scores than expected at schools where nearly every student is considered economically disadvantaged. The district has also been an outlier for its lower-than-expected absenteeism rates for its socioeconomic issues. At the same time, strong test results in elementary school have faded by high school. The 'Sold a Story' podcast, widely credited with shifting national debate about reading instruction toward the science of reading, had three episodes about Steubenville this spring. Episodes covered the district's use of Success For All the last 25 years and challenges it faced in winning approval from Ohio and other states as a science of reading approach because there was no textbook that could be reviewed. Wible said the program now has approval from most states. Lynnett Gorman, Principal of Steubenville's Pugliese West Elementary, a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School, credits Success For All for the district's strong results. 'It really has helped our students be successful,' she said. 'I hope schools who are interested apply for the grant scholarships. What a great opportunity.'
