About
“From Kindergarten through 3rd grade, a child learns to read, and thereafter, they read to learn.” -Ray Oglethorpe
Chairman of The Learning Alliance Board
Our Mission
Work toward our Moonshot Goal of at least 90% of SDIRC students reading on grade-level by the end of 3rd grade.
Our Vision
For our children to become literate, compassionate, creative citizens who will improve our world.
Our Core Values
Compassion
We believe that every child is one caring adult away from achieving their potential and that every adult understands they can make an impact.
Access
We believe every child deserves a world-class education regardless of their circumstances.
Opportunity
We believe “one size fits no one” and that authentic and meaningful instruction is the pathway that inspires a child’s intellectual curiosity while building knowledge and teaching them basic reading and writing skills.
Collaboration
We believe that schools can’t do it alone and that a community’s health and economic success requires parent, community and school investment in early education.
Transformation
We believe that transformation is a process that develops a learning culture characterized by positive mindset, civility, and kindness. It requires leadership that believes and strives for continuous improvement and the ability to move from breakdowns to breakthroughs.
OUr History
The Learning Alliance was founded on the premise that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed and that literacy is the gateway to that success. Started in 2009, by two mothers and a philanthropist who realized the importance of literacy, The Learning Alliance set out to improve the social and economic welfare of our community by tackling the unacceptable literacy rate prevalent here and throughout the country. We now have inspired an entire community around the Moonshot Goal of 90% of our students reading on grade-level by the end of 3rd grade. While our journey to student-centered literacy education began with a moral belief that no child should have to suffer with reading and learning, we soon realized this was also an economic imperative.
The Moonshot School launched this fall at Vero Beach Elementary (VBE), one of our highest-needs schools. While VBE students are some of the most economically challenged students in our community, we know that if we can achieve 90% literacy there, we can achieve it anywhere.
The Learning Alliance’s 2022 Moonshot Moment Campaign, “Faces of Early Literacy: Today’s Readers are Tomorrow’s Leaders” features large black and white posters of Indian River County children in hopes of generating conversations about literacy. These giant posters are part of a temporary art exhibit inspired by the global “Inside Out” art project featured on a 2011 TED Talk.
In 2022 we rebranded and reimagined Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative as Moonshot Families Early Learning.
Moonshot the Puppet, along with a few friends, appeared in classrooms, living rooms and throughout the community to continue teaching students virtually as we journey though the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 1, 2020, TLA acquired Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative (KRC), expanding our reach to 0-5 year olds.
Launched AIM Pathways PD
- Expanded MSA to 8 campuses
- Expanded 3GI to 12 campuses
- Added K-2 Coaches on 4 campuses
Launched Moonshot Monday's PLC
Added Third Grade Interventionists onto 5 campuses
CSAC awarded More Millage
UP Campaign Launched with SDIRC
MSI Summer Teacher Institute Launched
Team TLA launched the Moonshot Bookmobile to make literacy more accessible all around Indian River County. The Bookmobile gifts free books for all kids.
Moonshot Academy launched on school campuses
Conscious Discipline introduced at Indian River Academy
Since 2012, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has recognized our Moonshot Moment movement as a Pacesetter and BrightSpot for our collaborative work toward the 90% literacy goal.
The Learning Alliance's Moonshot Goal of 90% literacy by the end of third grade was created.
Literacy Leaders / MCAN created
Fundations program is in 3 out of 13 schools
- Sonday introduced into schools
- Master Coach Training Initiated
- Moonshot Academy started at Gifford Youth Achievement Center (GYAC)
