District Actions for Systemwide Literacy Impact

Moderator: Maya Valencia Goodall — Chief Impact Officer, CORE Learning
Presenters: Laura Mendes, M.Ed., Director of Literacy, Springfield Public Schools (MA)
and Gabi Bell Jiménez, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Milwaukee Public Schools (WI)

This second edWebinar of Structured Language & Literacy Week for Leaders gives district leaders a practical, real-world look at how to move a literacy system from where it stands today toward a clear, shared vision. The panelists have done exactly that and walk through the concrete steps behind their districts’ progress.

Key topics covered include:

• Assessing the Starting Point: How to take an honest look at where a district’s literacy system currently stands
• Setting a North Star: How to define a clear, shared vision for systemwide literacy impact
• Practical Implementation Steps: The concrete actions districts take to move from vision toward reality
• Measuring Progress: The data and markers districts use to know they are moving in the right direction
• Lessons Learned: The course corrections districts have made along the way, and what they would do differently

By the conclusion of the session, viewers are able to:

• Apply a framework for assessing their own district’s current literacy starting point
• Draft or refine a North Star vision for systemwide literacy impact
• Identify practical, sequenced steps for moving their own district forward
• Select meaningful data points to track progress along the way

Viewers walk away with a roadmap, not just a vision, that they can begin applying in their own district right away. This edWebinar is of interest to K-12 district leaders, instructional leaders, and school administrators.