Join the others who have taken the pledge:

Nancy De La Hoz, Heidi Lourie, Kerilyn Ngom, Laurie Pedersen, Emily Wick, Indian River County Lawyers Auxiliary, Kelli Mejia, charlene bentien, Jeff The Bro, Sharon Delo, Elizabeth Pinkney, Lisa Barnum, Suzi Rusin, Milli Wenzel, keesha trusty, Nancy Sparkman, Susan Rosier, Vero Equine Riding Academy , Teri Dugan, Traci McGough, Becky Levesque, Gloria Luna, Angela Bosman, Shawna Carton, Annie Brown, Sherry White, Shariea Shoatz, Jenna Chatfield, Dorothy Cominsky, Cindi Ellis, Tabitha Johnston, Mary Ann Kalin, briana carter, Nicole Piontek, Sara Goodman, Kaori Fischer, Christina Hayes, Christy Baer , Kidz Closet Charities, Melissa Hall, Nancy Blessing, Nancy De La Hoz, Cynthia Jorgensen, Heather Thompson, Maria Alvarez, Lisa Bishop, Toni Reukauf, Deborah Dillon, F.A.C.T. Fellsmere Action Community Team, Stacey Fletcher, Elizabeth Stenger, Mike Gaudio, Carrie Spencer, Hope Woodhouse , Diane Bressner, shelby dorris, Socorro Luna, liz woody, audrey colonna, mardy hall, Rebecca Turner, TLA, Tessa Stanley, Renee Boesch, Lenora Ritchie, Annie Brown, Milli Wenzel, Michele Smith, Gifford Youth Activity Center, sharon richards, Lorri Dior, Janie Graves Hoover, Susan Aguirre , Mindy Lessem Pollack, carrie fernandez, Dorie Shemo, Helene Caseltine, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Dr. David Christiansen, Tina Campbell, kelly baysura, 1 -1', Heidi Lourie, Karen Newkirk, Kim Brady, Susan Del Tufo, Celeste McWilliams, Tracey Barker, Leslie Jones, Michele Sternberg, ISABELLA LAGGES, Narda Pitkethly, Marsha Van Arman, Kevin Maloney, Fenia Hiaasen, Michelle Chandler, VBKA, Kirra OBrien, Mark yBzNyaFpSKdSM, kari broomell, hannah kaufeh, cheryl gondek, Carol David, test test, Shannon Gillen, Hollie McDougall, Debra Schroeder, Ashley Farruggio, Amy Speak, Robyn Bethel, Lisa Segroves, Heather Helton, Heather Quigley, Fourth Quadrant Partners, yaquelin andrade, Amanda Emanuel, Tiffany Carlsen, Elizabeth Falkiewicz, Pamela Miller, -1' 1, -1' 1, Jessica Cox, FRAN PERKINS, Susan Rosier, Carolina Rojas, Nichole Harris, John obrien, Gina Sultaire, Emilia Jacobs, Paige Newinski, Jeanne Prince, tommy collettit, Bobbie Donelson, Tara Miranda, Kelli Mejia, 1 -1', Katherine Wolf, Lillian Marsiglia, Jennifer Roberts, mary kannapes, Adam Faust, 1 1, Juelie Perry, Andrea Cosner, Mari Seg, Kelly Sartain, MAry Grace Hektner, Literacy Services, Kristina Trahan, Sue Sharpe, janice pagan, valerie conway, Sherrie Hale, Alejandrina Micket, Annie Brown, GEORGE JETT, Matthew McManus, Bridgette Diskin, Fidelity Investments, Chuck Evans, Bruce Green, Nancy Prizito, jennifer jackson, Kathryn Perez, JIM BATORY, parker hammond, Katie Collier, Kelley Williams, SHARYN A HAWKER, Erica Thomas, Leslie Connelly, 1 1, Lisa Wheeler, Rhonda McGilberry, Indian River Taekwondo Langlois, maria marron, Rebecca Blair, Guillermina Walker, Elias Medina, Cheryl Gondek, Heather Thompson, Sterling Bobbitt , yaquelin andrade, sabrina fraga, Liz Tetreault, Kristi Challenor, Ana Renuart, Raquel Searcy, jennifer roker, Elaine McGinty, Casey Dunn, Indian River County Chamber of, LaTanya Morgan, Susan Del Tufo, Lucy Roy-Delapaz, allene moorehead, Christy Baer, Tricia Boyle, Carla Cundiff, Beth Livers, Natalie Arbuckle, Krishna Patel, renee fraker, Yasmin Medina, Tammy Eriksen, Elizabeth Tetreault, Amy Kelly, Clare Hughes, Tiffany Justice, Lesley Lane, Fellsmere Police Department FPD, Diane Donar, Sandy Hamrick, Tessa House, Gloria Severino, Ronda Weaver, Katrena McMahan, Donna Hedgecock, Kaori Fischer, Vero Beach Police Department, Keith Touchberry, elizabeth bahl, Isabel Marron , Kristin Culbreth, belinda washimgton-davis, Sharon Klein, Jayne Becker, Ann Mathis, Jill Truax, Whole Child Indian River, Patricia Beaudoin, Karen Newkirk, Mary Anne Sitkowski, Pamela Prange, LaTanya Morgan, donna palmquist, Kim Klaus, Debra Barnesd, Ralph Sunshine Acquisitions, Kayla Chitty, Sophie Wood, Jennifer Croom, Amanda Acker, Taylor Walker, Janet Farmer, Angel Maldonado, Edward Shanaphy, Sharon Klein, East Coast Earthworks & Excavating, Gabrielle Wagner, mardy hall, Thomas Moore, Jamie Stalter, Jennifer Seifstein, Susan Del Tufo, 211/Help Me Grow, Emily Jarrett, Phoebe Beacham, The Buggy Bunch, Kathryn Woodall, Kristen Jones, ggdxfg fdgfh, Bent Pine Golf Club, DOE-OEL, Michelle Bass, Ramon Echeverria, Mardy Fish Children's Foundation, Kimberly Robideau, Heather Young, Patrick Toole, Samantha Breen, Jeff Miller, Crystal Gothe, jacki decaro, Sandra Daniel, jorge luis ramirez, Autumn Wheeler, Dr. Connie Proskovec, Kathy Minix, Alaina McCloud, JOY VANHORN, Marta Cronin, ruth darrigo, tommy collettit, Karen Malits, Erin Hollander, Renee Lincoln, Lisa Guilmette, Nicolas ospina de la hoz, Theresa Wagner, Susan Del Tufo, Arlene Kahn, Kim Klaus, Tanya BRAUN, Linda Hammerle, Tara Luton , Mary Laquidara, Margaret Dawson-Brown, Christine Ryall, Dee Hollenbeck, Louis and Sara Smith, Liane McMullen, Lydia Galbraith, Maria Ortiz, LaTanya Gibson, Lilibeth Ballina, Isabel Marron , Cathryn Miquelon, Marie OBrien, Devi Maharajh, Kathleen Nealy, Arianna Lagges, Keondra Eberhardt, Mary Graves, GoldenTabs VlNDAmqBXuOUgPSzn, JIM BATORY, Becky Allen, Fidelity Investments, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Page Woodward, Janai Cooper, Karen Taylor, joshua poindexter, Rose Brickles, Lisa Guillette, Diane Mahan, Barbara Johnson, Amber Petry, United Way of Indian River Co., Teri Barenborg, Rhonda McGilberry, Angela Jawhar, Bill McMullen, Kelly Palmer, Kerilyn Ngom, Kelly Palmer, Michael Van Houten, Dasie Hope Center, Wendi Adams, Hayley Gondek, buzz wurzer, Healthy Families, Brooke Flood, Clare Hughes, Achillies Pace, Christina Lindgren, Mark Farrell, uritayay, Becky Warren, Brittany Bailey, Agnieszka Szymanska, Christopher Cummings, Jody Houston, Farrah Lemanski, Matt McManus, matt KdPIOvmNNItBy, Judy Whalen, Rachel Holpfer, Vero Beach Magazine, FELLSMERE ELEMENTARY, Courtney Mellin, Nate & Kristen Bruckner, Growing Healthy Kids, Inc., Laura McGill, judy jones, Ramon Echeverria, Brittany Lindsey, Laura Zorc, Ralph Autullo, Emme Scheible, hannah kauferh, maria miranda, Shanti Sanchez, Mary Kramek, Elizabeth Pinkney, Ramon Echeverria, Patricia Mandell, Doug Glenn, Kay Yurigan, Megan Falcone, Di Pugh, Mary Strickler, Sharon Klein, sharon butler, Linda Condit, Tirso Moreno, Maureen Nicolace, Kenny Carmichael, Donna Hedgecock, Teri Dugan, Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County, Barneyxcq yWxcSpFGWvTabbVDxz, Joy Lukomski, Gretchen DiVincenzo, Gisele Parker, Jennifer Steele, Nancy Blessing, audrey colonna, Dean Stewart Photography, Christine Sturgeon, Cathy Durrett-Filusch, Helene Caseltine, Karen Disney, Susan Rosier, shelby dorris, Megan Falcone, Melody M Englert, Randall Hunt, Dorie Shemo, Brenda Zamora, Therese Victoria, Lori Nalls, Harvest Food & Outreach Center, Tisa Blidgen, Stacey Klim, STEPHANIE CLARK, Melinda Judson, AmeriCorps/Big Brothers Big Sister, Christina Lindgren, Sonja Phillips, Kathleen Hamilton, Lisa McFaland, Marisela Luna, Deirdre Creech, Margaret Autullo, ann prince, Patricia Mandell, kayla poindexter, Angel Maldonado, Jennifer Durrett, Janet Alford, Amanda Stevens, Andrea Cosner, Tami Haffield,

Home > News > Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative to Merge with The Learning Alliance

Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative to Merge with The Learning Alliance

The Learning Alliance (TLA) today announced a merger with the Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative (KRC) effective April 1, 2020. Including KRC within the TLA organization will help establish a continuum of services for children from birth to eight years old in Indian River County.

“This merger will allow both organizations to better focus their combined resources in preparing children for school by uniting under a single umbrella,” said Ray Oglethorpe, Chair of TLA.

The Board of KRC formally asked TLA to consider merging KRC into TLA in a September 23, 2019 letter to the TLA Board. TLA investigated the opportunity and subsequently determined that the combination was not only a strategic fit but would actively advance the mission of TLA and our Moonshot Moment campaign to ensure that all children are reading for kindergarten and that 90% of children are reading on grade level by the end of third grade. The integrated model will lead to a more efficient use of resources to make a significant impact to improve literacy in ages 0-8 county-wide.

Barbara Hammond, CEO of TLA said, “KRC's mission aligns with ours, and the merger will ensure accelerated outcomes and more efficiency in existing services for children from birth to 8 years old. KRC’s collaborative model in service of the Moonshot Moment mission, will expand our reach within our Moonshot Community and also support the ongoing work of our common local partners to create greater impact for children and families in Indian River County.”

Dr. Fran Adams, Chair of KRC and member of the Moonshot Community Action Network (MCAN) said, “KRC was formed to support children before they enter kindergarten and for the past six years has worked side by side with TLA and many other nonprofits in the County to develop a family-centered, high quality early education system. We on the KRC Board and in MCAN are excited that these two organizations will combine to create an even more compelling model.”

“Our team is extremely proud of the strides we have made in the last two years in Indian River County, particularly in Fellsmere and Gifford. The prospect of reaching even more families and preparing little ones for kindergarten as part of TLA is very exciting,” said Dr. Nivea Torres, Executive Director of KRC.