Policy Into Practice: State Literacy Leadership

Moderator: Maya Valencia Goodall — Chief Impact Officer, CORE Learning
Presenters: Bobbie Burnham, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Teaching and Learning, Minnesota Department of Education and Dr. Claudia Ladd, Literacy and Early Childhood Division Administrator, CLSD Language and Literacy Director, and Education Innovation Research Grant Director, Wyoming Department of Education

This third edWebinar of Structured Language & Literacy Week for Leaders gives district and state leaders a clear look at how literacy legislation becomes literacy practice. The panelists share how state leadership interprets policy and the decisions that shape how it moves forward across districts.

Key topics covered include:

• From Legislation to Action: How state leaders interpret literacy policy and translate it into practice
• Lessons Learned: Course corrections made along the way, and what they would do differently
• Constraints and Directives: What state leaders wish districts understood about the pressures they navigate
• Building Coherence: How shared understanding between state and district leaders supports smoother implementation
• Accelerating Progress: What has worked well enough that other states could learn from it directly, rather than starting from the beginning

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

• Understand how legislation moves from policy into practice at the state level
• Identify constraints and directives that shape state-level decision making
• Apply lessons learned from other states to accelerate their own progress

Viewers walk away with a clearer picture of the state-level view, along with practical insight they can use to build coherence and accelerate their own progress. This edWebinar is of interest to K-12 state leaders, district leaders, and policymakers.