We Excel Cincinnati

06/04/2026

💜 We Excel Cincinnati Parents Your Voice Matters! 💛
Join us at the CPS Policy & Equity Committee Meeting to stand for transparency, equity, and student success.

📅 Friday, June 5 | 2:00 PM
📍 Mary A. Ronan Education Center, 2651 Burnet Ave, Room 111
💻 Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94394262896?pwd=emtlZUs1N0pyQjJrRFl1dU9UK0ZWQT09

Let’s show up, speak up, and keep pushing for .

06/03/2026

Great opportunity for
Our student voices! Please share.

The 2026 Finley & Ferguson Memorial Essay Contest returns to the West End Branch Library! This year's prompt is: "Imagine the West End without a library. What would be different? Explain how the library currently impacts people’s lives in the West End and why it should continue to exist."

The contest is opens to West End students in grades 5-10 through July 31. Learn more --> https://bit.ly/3RHSg9t

06/02/2026

💜 Cincinnati Families We Need Your Voice! 💛
Our community is coming together to understand families’ real experiences with early literacy across Cincinnati’s traditional public schools and public charter schools and your voice matters.

To make sure EVERY family can participate, the survey is available in Arabic, Spanish, and English.
Because our children’s future deserves all of us.

📘 What this survey is about:
We’re gathering family, school, and community insights to better understand the factors that shape early literacy for our youngest learners. Your input will directly support:

Literacy advocacy
Educational equity
Family engagement
Targeted intervention planning
Stronger reading outcomes for children across Cincinnati

💬 Can we count on you?
Your story. Your experience. Your voice.
It all matters and it all helps us fight for better reading outcomes for every child in our city.

🟣English : https://forms.gle/4gdxKmrUzW2H4Yka9

🟣Arabic : https://forms.gle/TQjnPv5AE4QV2fY4A

🟣Spanish : https://forms.gle/Um6gZgDqVX37zskKA

🟣 Take the Survey Today
🟡 Share it with another parent
🟣 Help us reach the whole community

💛 Together, we rise.
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06/01/2026

🎉 Congratulations, Tristian! 📚💪

We are all so proud of you! This is what happens when we’re intentional about student outcomes and in families.

Your growth reminds us why it’s so important to intervene early and consistently for our students. Every score, every milestone, every moment matters.

Now it’s time for all of us supporters, volunteers, and community partners to rise together. Let’s keep building the momentum for literacy and equity across Cincinnati! 💜💛

05/31/2026

🔊Cincinnati Has a Budget Crisis and a Reading Crisis!!

Thank you to the Enquirer - Cincinnati and Kentucky for publishing the recent op‑ed written by We Excel Cincinnati Executive Director Terana Boyd addressing a painful reality families have been living with for years. Too many students in Cincinnati Schools are receiving passing grades while still reading far below grade level.

🚨The lack of transparency has consequences. When students move through the system without foundational reading skills, the district faces higher remediation costs, increased behavioral needs, and declining enrollment all of which contribute to today’s budget crisis.

The academic crisis and the financial crisis are not separate. They are connected!

If you believe our children deserve better, connect with us. Leave a comment and join us at the next Board meeting to stay informed.

📩 [email protected]

🌐 Learn more: www.weexcelcincy.com

📘 Read the op‑ed: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/05/31/cincinnati-public-schools-has-a-budget-problem-and-a-reading-problem/90213346007/

Leading Changing Rising

05/30/2026

🎉 Huge congratulations to our Winton Terrace Read to Rise students! 📚✨

A big shoutout to our incredible community partners Save Our Youth Kings & Queens and CMHA for providing the space and support to work alongside your amazing students, residents, and parents. 🙌🏽

We are deeply grateful for our junior ambassadors, parent ambassadors, and especially our dedicated Read to Rise interventionists. Our students are truly excelling, and we couldn’t be prouder of their commitment and the journey we’re taking together.

Have a fantastic weekend, everyone! 💜💛

05/29/2026

💜✨ PARENT POWER In Person SESSIONS ARE BACK! ✨💜

It takes more than a village it takes all of us standing together for our children.

This summer, We Excel Cincinnati is hosting two powerful lunchtime sessions designed to strengthen parent leadership and build a culture of literacy in our homes and communities:

📅 June 12 — Tools for Transformation
🕛 12–1 PM
Empower your voice, build leadership skills, and set your family up for a successful summer.

📅 July 9 — Legacy of Literacy
🕛 12–1 PM
Support early reading, boost confidence, and create a literacy‑rich environment at home.

📍 1535 Race St
🍽️ Lunch Provided
🎁 Gift Card Raffle
🔗 Register now at weexcelcincy.com

A huge shoutout to our community partner POAH Communities for their commitment to helping our students rise and for standing with parents as they become informed, confident, and ready to advocate for the education their children deserve.

05/28/2026

🔥 We did it, We Excel!!

Today we officially wrapped our Read to Rise pilot at our incredible community partner Fathers Uplift and the results speak for themselves.

Our students made significant gains, with many growing 20+ points on i‑Ready and advancing not one, but TWO grade levels in reading. This is what happens when parents lead, partners believe, and a community refuses to settle.

To our partners and sponsors thank you for ensuring families had the support, stability, and resources to stay committed.
To our Read to Rise staff your excellence shows in every data point and every child’s confidence.
To our Parent Ambassadors your flexibility, leadership, and willingness to fill the gaps made this possible.
And to our parents thank you for showing up, advocating, and getting your children the intervention they deserve.

This is what rising together looks like.
✨ We Excel. We Rise. Cincinnati is just getting started.

05/26/2026

✨ What we’re doing:

Demystifying the Report: Learn exactly how to read and interpret your student's i-Ready scores.

Open Q&A: Bring those tough questions you've been having a difficult time getting answers to. No gatekeeping, just real answers.

Community Building: Connect with other parents who are passionate about demanding and supporting high-quality education for our kids.

🎁 PERK ALERT: We are raffling off a prize for the first 5 non-members who log on and drop their answers to our opening question in the chat box!

🗓 When: May 27th, 7:00pm
📍 Where: Zoom Register Here: https://forms.gle/kkPENXMFdtAUcb6u5

Let’s turn data into action. See you there! 🤝✨

05/26/2026

📊 Confused by your child’s i-Ready report? Let’s break it down together! 📊

Hey parents and community members! 📣 If you've received your student's i-Ready assessment results and found yourself asking, "What does this actually mean for my child's reading progress?" this session is for you.

Join We Excel Cincinnati for an interactive Zoom session dedicated to empowering you with the data.

✨ What we’re doing:

Demystifying the Report: Learn exactly how to read and interpret your student's i-Ready scores.

Open Q&A: Bring those tough questions you've been having a difficult time getting answers to. No gatekeeping, just real answers.

Community Building: Connect with other parents who are passionate about demanding and supporting high-quality education for our kids.

🎁 PERK ALERT: We are raffling off a prize for the first 5 non-members who log on and drop their answers to our opening question in the chat box!

🗓 When: May 27th, 7:00pm
📍 Where: Zoom Register Here: https://forms.gle/kkPENXMFdtAUcb6u5

Let’s turn data into action. See you there! 🤝✨