JOIN THE NETWORK

Is your community interested in benefiting from the power of collective learning by joining our Network? The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is now offering cities, counties and towns the opportunity to join our Communities Network. To learn more about how to be a CGLR community, read our FAQ.

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Submit a Letter of Intent expressing your plans to apply: Letter of Intent Guidelines

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Convene a cross-sector, sponsoring coalition with a designated leader

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Develop a Community Solutions Action Plan (CSAP) that will be reviewed by both peers and GLR Campaign Partners: Community Solutions Action Plan Framework

CGLR Network communities enjoy priority access to:

  • The nation’s leading experts in school readiness, attendance and summer learning.
  • Key policymakers at the federal and state levels in CGLR gatherings.
  • Information about proven and promising models, programs and strategies.
  • Peer learning opportunities with other public officials, educators and civic leaders from around the nation.
  • Media products that can be localized to help spread the word about successes in your city.
  • Funders looking to invest in promising local efforts to achieve impact and scale.
  • Connection with other CGLR communities leading similar efforts for the purpose of collaboration toward deeper impact.
  • Public recognition of exemplary work within key indicators of early school success through the annual Pacesetters Honors process.
Get Started

For more information on the process read our Frequently Asked Questions.

Honoring Our Network

Pacesetters Honors

The annual Pacesetters Recognition process is CGLR’s way of applauding and thanking the civic leaders, organizations and agencies that have joined our network and forces to build brighter futures for children in their communities. We utilize the Pacesetter Honors to learn from and with mobilized communities about what it takes to move the needle and close the gap. Each year, the Pacesetter Honors highlight communities that report making measurable progress on key indicators of early school success. These communities serve as proof points and represent the “leading edge” of innovation, impact and improvement within the GLR Network. The primary purpose of the process is to help good ideas go viral across the network. As a result, communities can build on the work of others and accelerate their progress instead of starting from scratch through trial and error.