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California Reading Summit 

Wednesday, November 13

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AGENDA

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Full Speaker List & Biographies

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9:00 -

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

10:10 -

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

10:10 -

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

11:00 - 

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

11:00 - 

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)

11:45 - 

12:00   

Break

Awards & Concluding Panel

12:00 - 

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

12:15 - 

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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