Virginia Irvin

The goal of Irvin's project is to increase student, family and school communication, improve access to technology, and promote family involvement to keep students and parents actively engaged in school and the community. Her program, "K.I.O.S.K. (Kreating Internet Opportunities for School & Kommunity)", allows parents and students to use English in a Flash technology to build English vocabulary, interpersonal skills, and academic cognitive language. Parents and students also have access to the district Edline portal to check on attendance, grades and homework assignments; are able to communicate with teachers and administrators; and can access the Internet to do research for school projects and employment, school and community volunteer opportunities. According to Irvin, on average, program users will gain 100 new English vocabulary words per week. As students and parents obtain English proficiency over the course of the project, reading levels and library circulation are expected to show a dramatic increase. Irvin resides in Lancaster.