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North Carolina Department of Administration J~m~ G. Martin, Governor Planning Jump S Lo,on, Se~etary Sheron K. Morgan, Dire~or October 5, 1990 Mr. Michael M. Rufftn POst Office Box 707 Concord, North Caroline 28026-0707 Dear Mr. Ruff/n: As you know, Uovernor Martin and the Governor's Advisory Council on Literacy hosted a Family Literacy SymPosium on September 19-~0 in Durham. Based on the feedback which we have received from persons who attended the s~mpostum, I believe we can label the event a huge success. The s!~mposium was only the beginning of a major literacy effort by the Advisory Council which we hope will gain momentum over the nex~ 1~ months. The time which county delegations spent with us exemplifies how truly lucky we are in North Carolina. ~hile our state bas a great need for increased literacy efforts, we also have a wealth of resources which can be utilized to address these needs. With the support of our local leaders, we can strive to meet the challenge. We ~our help. Unfortunately, your county was represented at the symposium. I am enclosing a packet of information from the s!nnposium. Accompanying this packet is an explanatory'memo with a form to assist your local leaders in their consideration of a family literacy effort in ~our county. Please forward this information to someone in your count~ who you feel would best be able to coordinate a county-wide literacy initiative. We would like to encourage this initiative to include bringing together those local leaders in your county who have an interest in literacy -- e.g., school superintendents, community college presidents, Head Start directors, literacy council directors, or librarians. We would appreciate it if you would also take the tame tO contact the Office of Policy and Planning with the name of the person to whom you have sent this material. l 16 IYmt Jonu Strcct· R alciglh North Carolim 27601-$001 · Tclcphone 919-711-4 J ] 1