NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 21, 2018—The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is once again partnering with the City of Norfolk, Norfolk Public Schools and TowneBank for the annual Read with MEac community reading program.
 
The Read with MEac program, now in its 11th year, was created by the MEAC’s Senior Woman Administrators (SWA) to promote the love of reading. In Norfolk, Read with MEac encourages Norfolk Public School elementary and middle school students to read and participate in activities through the Renaissance Star Reading online program.
 
This year’s program will once again focus on elementary school students, grades three through five, and middle school students from participating Norfolk Public Schools. Participants’ reading progress will be assessed based on the greatest scaled score gains on the Renaissance Star Reading online system from Sept. 4 to Feb. 1, 2019 to determine the winners.
 
A celebration will take place at the first-place elementary or middle school within Norfolk Public Schools to acknowledge their achievement on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 as part of the 2019 MEAC Basketball Tournament. The schools from the selected Norfolk Public Schools with the greatest scaled score gains could win the following prizes: $2,000 for first place, $1,500 for second place, and $500 for third place.
 
The class with the greatest scaled score gains will win $1,000.
 
In addition, the top two readers and top two students who have achieved the most gains will be recognized.
 
 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its 48th year of intercollegiate competition heading into the 2018-19 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 12 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University and South Carolina State University.