Vision Statement:
Teton Literacy Program...
...Transforms Families
We promote and build home lives rich with literacy
We foster parent interaction with children’s teachers and their understanding of school expectations and culture
We cultivate family investment in education and the value of lifelong learning
We teach parents how to support literacy development and give them tools to ensure their children’s academic success through strong literacy and language skills...Uplifts Individuals
We offer specialized assessment and instruction to meet the individual needs of our clients
We foster integration and cultural competence in our community by teaching language and culture
We respond to emerging community needs in a timely manner and find partners to collaborate with us to best serve our clients
We have the capacity to serve those who desire to improve their literacy and language skills in English and Spanish and participate in language exchange...Supports Our Schools
We develop close alliances with principals, teachers and literacy facilitators to learn their needs and design appropriate programming
We generate multiple opportunities for elementary, middle school, and high school students to build literacy and language skills
We provide services that expand and enrich literacy skills to achieve the highest levels of academic success and lead to post secondary education and lifelong learning
In collaboration with our community partners, we ensure that all children entering Kindergarten have the basic literacy skills for academic growth...Strengthens Our Work Environments
We collaborate with employers to design and offer a range of services that develop employees’ literacy and language skills
We increase productivity, workers’ confidence, and safety on the job through improved verbal and written communication
We strengthen our community’s economic capacity by increasing workers’ language proficiency and training workers in customer service and culture
...With Innovation and Commitment to Excellence
Community volunteers contribute their time and talents to TLP because we provide a rewarding volunteer experience with training, support and recognition throughout a volunteer’s time of service
Donors support our programs because of our fiscal responsibility and our program results are proven, significant, and consistent
We attract, train and retain highly educated staff in order to provide the highest level of services with creativity, passion, and efficiency
We seek out leading research and practices to implement and develop networks with leaders in the fields of literacy and language acquisition to inform our program development
We are a flexible, responsive organization that can adapt and address community need quickly