Air Force Academy Air Force Academy High School might have many problems. It could be a lack of student of attendance, or a funding problem within the school. But the problems that was focusing on were a having a lack of resources, and the connection between the staff. Since these were a problem with Air Force Academy, I will discuss in further on how to find a plan of attack to extend these problems into long term, and successful goals. A lack of resources in high school can make a huge impact for high school students. Depending on how a student learns, it can be mainly from a textbook that they can understand. Technology is also a must if assignments or readings are being assigned. But not having the right kind of textbooks for …show more content…
The first funding opportunity is called a “Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants.” This grant is offered to schools, public libraries, and non-profits. It also helps with funding for new technology, and literacy materials to help these high school students who need better literacy materials. In order for this grant to be offered, teachers, librarians, and counselors must be present to assist in purchasing new technology/ equipment for literacy initiatives, as well as purchasing books, materials, and software for literacy programs. To purchase these, up to at least $4,000 or less is needed for this grant to become successful. (The school can apply for this in order to receive the grant.) It is a great funding opportunity for students. Since students have problems with understanding and reading long, and small texts, the “Youth Literacy Grant” can help these students to have better literacy materials for class, using an alternative textbook that has, for example, a newer book with better grammar that is easily understandable for the student. If even a Spanish speaking student has problems learning English, this can be an opportunity for them as well. Sometimes a student and their family have a low income. This is also a great benefit for them, because the school can provide that for them. Not to mention teachers and staff too. Better literacy materials and technology for the teachers can give a better learning experience for the