The Carmel Hill Fund Education Program was created in 2004 as a branch of The Carmel Hill Fund, a private foundation established by our benefactor, Mr. William Ruane in 1986 that supports mental health, social service, and education initiatives in Colorado, Louisiana, and New York. We partner with schools to track student independent reading progress and mastery of state learning standards. Our principal focus is the provision of literature, technology, and education software solutions. We provide partnering schools with premiere in-person professional development and coaching to succeed in program implementation and foster student literacy growth. Our hope is to reach beyond the classroom to impact literacy school-wide.