10:10
Opening Session
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Welcoming Remarks
Welcome from our top state education leader: State Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond
Keynote Address
Susan Lambert, Host, Science of Reading: The Podcast​
Zoom Links
District Sessions #1
11:00
PANEL #1A - Long Beach Unified Learn about the structured literacy journey in one of California's largest districts. Panelists: Lisa Worsham, Program Administrator Jamaica Ross, Program Specialist
11:00
PANEL #1B - Seaford, DE Seaford is an extraordinary success story, with this high-need Delaware district becoming a leader in student reading achievement. Learn what they did and how they "moved the needle" for in this diverse and high-need district. Panelists: Kelly Carvajal Hageman, Chief Academic Officer, Milford (DE)* Jaime True Daley, Univ. of Delaware School Success Center * Formerly Dir. of Curriculum & Instruction, Seaford School District
Room B
(Breakout)
District Sessions #2
11:45
PANEL #2A - Central Elementary Learn how this smaller San Bernardino County elementary district decided to take on early literacy, with extraordinary results. Panelists: Kim Bliss, Coordinator of Educational Services Katie Calamusa, TOSA Jennifer Tamayo-Dopp, TOSA Amy Nguyen-Hernandez, Superintendent
11:45
PANEL #2B - Marietta, GA Find out how this 8,700 student district adopted structured literacy and became the fastest improving district in the state for its high-need students. Panelists: Grant Rivera, Superintendent Mary Hannah Gaddis, Director of Science of Reading
Room B
(Breakout)
12:00
Break
Awards & Concluding Panel
12:15
The Fourth Annual California Reading Hero Awards Each year we honor a leading reading advocate and educator for their service to California's six million students. Honorees: Megan Potente and Lori DePole, co-State Directors, Decoding Dyslexia-CA Lorraine Zapata, Principal, Lancaster School District
1:00
Expert Panel: The Time is Now: Investing in Resources for Educator Success for Literacy Know better; do better - successful reading initiatives are built on a solid foundation of giving teachers the knowledge they need. Hear from this panel of leading reading PD providers of what it takes for districts to find success. Panelists: Kelly Stuart, Collaborative Classroom (moderator) Maya Valencia Goodall, CORE Learning Jessica Sullivan, LACOE Getting Reading Right Jeanne Jeup, IMSE Jeannette Schroeder, Lexia
Concluding Remarks
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