FVYD Now in Rockland, Maine
Let’s together Save our Kids, Support our Teachers, and Relieve our Parents from harboring any ‘Guilt of Failure”. Right here, right now!
The First, A Note To the Chamber of Commerce of Penobscot Bay
To all members of our Community,
Future Visions Youth Development Inc. (FVYD) is a 501C3 non-profit organization that is working hard to improve reading skills in Maine’s local schools. By implementing a simple Reading Skill Recovery program in all Maine public schools, we can quickly boost school ratings from “C” to higher grades and promote a decrease in property taxes. Our goal is to bring our kids up to proficiency levels in reading as noted by Reading Assessment Standard Tools i.e., NEAP, NECAP, NWEA scores. This is most probable with our FVYD Reading Skills Recovery program (see testimonials). We believe that this program will help ALL our students achieve success in their academic careers and beyond.
In addition to improving our local schools, 40% of students who cannot read past a 3rd-grade level today, we would also like to consider FVYD training in the future for our workforce. This would also provide a new opportunity to recover reading skills in our high school and/or Career and Technical CTE students. Our ultimate goal is to grow our town quickly with new education initiatives and job empowerment tools to enhance its value as a great place to live.
Let’s start with schools first and then work towards empowering our workforce. We believe that by working together, we can build a stronger community for the future.
ALEX Example for Elementary School– This is Alex. He repeated the fourth grade four times before he was finally caught by FVYD in a behavioral school at the age of 13. He was quite big for 4th grade & often a difficult student and he got suspended frequently due to his behavior. However, FVYD determined that he qualified for their program with a checklist. His mother initially refused since he had just had a Medical Eye Exam that came back all-clear 20/20. Alex still fought hard, this time to be transferred to the behavioral school where FVYD’s program was offered. His sister and teacher convinced his mother to allow him to join the FVYD program there. FVYD was able to help him improve his reading skills and after summer school he advanced. He has never repeated a grade again. How do I know that? Many years later, while I was in the park, a man suddenly started yelling my name and running towards me. Before I could even react, he lifted me off my feet and gave me a big hug. I realized that the man was Alex and, I was happy to hear that he now has a great family and a successful
landscaping business.
Today FVYD has the intention to expand the program to five local schools this year. This work supports teachers as it provides students with a new learning pathway. Our community members can SAVE our struggling Kids in elementary schools (like South School) & our At-Risk Kids in middle & High Schools. This simple work helps reduce the feelings of failure and guilt among Parents and… their youth by changing their in-school lives when academics & peer relationships improve greatly also. Improving school ratings can also positively impact the local economy, poverty rate, and property tax rate.
The community needs to act now to save at-risk kids. FVYD has the tools to help and encourages community members to call their superintendent and support teachers. By unlocking the potential of all students academically- schools can eliminate the bullying these Middle schools often experience, almost overnight. That new freedom often follows our successful work- as we help more kids read effectively with fluency and comprehension. When everyone has equal opportunities & peer equality, school life changes for the better, and the entire community benefits & thrives.
Testimonials & Symptoms
We are fortunate to have the opportunity to focus on the safety of our youth, the improvement of our schools, and the enhancement of learning. As FVYD, we are here to provide you with the necessary “How to Answers” to achieve these goals.
Rockland is a great school with excellent teachers, and several of my family members have taught and worked there. However, it is currently rated (internet data) as a C- school. It is our responsibility to discover the potential of all our students and to help them learn better. We must put an end to bullying immediately and provide these NEW smart kids with access to our reading materials for their peer grade level- they can with FVYD short program help they will soon reach.
When all students have equal opportunities, school life changes for the better. When more children can read fluently and comprehend effectively, which leads to positive changes in school behaviors and our towns thrive when school ratings improve.
Call Your Superintendent
Schools in Rockland (internet) have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Maine public schools. I also found -Parent Reviews– that an elementary school in 2022 had a great staff but a bullying problem that is growing progressively worse—That would be important.
Let these Kids, Parents, Teachers, and Other Caring Voices speak to ALL!
This FVYD work offers all a simple pathway to a different, wonderful and most positive future. It brings “that new breath of fresh air” back into our classrooms & quickly improves ratings for Schools. This will empower more growth in our towns to promote more growth in Maine’s economy….also.
Please hear the words our Kids speak loudly! Once they can…they do want to Read Books too.
Those 40% of our KIDS ARE AT RISK of a sad future!…..and the program is 12 weeks/15 minutes/day…no time is lost!
Call your local superintendents now & open the doors to a simple but most effective short inclusion program—bored kids grow brighter when they recover their reading skills.—Let’s make it happen.