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Literacy Task Force Meeting

There will be a Literacy Task Force meeting for the City of Boston on November 13 at 9 a.m.

Discussion Topics

  1. Task Force Members

    ●    Dr. Edith Bazile, Black Advocates for Educational Excellence

    ●    Yorsalem Brhane, BINCA

    ●    Manuel Coronado, Immigrants Lead Boston alum

    ●    Lori D’Alleva, Charlestown Adult Education

    ●    Xiomara Gomez, Gardner Pilot Academy Adult ESOL program

    ●    Lee Haller, English for New Bostonians

    ●    Stephen Hunter, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center

    ●    Nicole Simeon, Bunker Hill Community College, First Literacy Scholar

    ●    City Councilor Julia Mejia, ex officio

    ●    Gayana Daniel, Office of Language and Communications Access, ex officio

    ●    Papa Diop, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, ex officio

    ●    David Leonard, Boston Public Libraries, ex officio

    ●    Lesley Ryan Miller, Boston Public Schools, ex officio

    ●    Monique Tú Nguyen, Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, ex officio

    ●    Trinh Nguyen, Worker Empowerment Cabinet, ex officio

    Facilitator, Dr. Elizabeth Santiago, The Untold Narratives

  2. City of Boston Staff for Task Force

    ●    Mariangely Solis Cervera, Chief of Equity and Inclusion

    ●    Ân H. Lê, Director of Policy and Research, Equity and Inclusion Cabinet

  3. Meeting Goals

    By the end of this meeting we will:

    1.    Continue to build community as literacy task force members,

    2.    Wrap up (sub)committee work with a discussion and identification of next steps

    3.    Review 2024 workplan and establish 2025 workplan, and

    4.    Make recommendations for 2025

  4. Agenda

    9:00-9:05:    Settle in, welcome, quick review of agenda and quick introductions

    9:05-9:20:    Wrap up committee work:

                                 ●    Adult Literacy final updates

                                 ●    Data and Storytelling final updates

                                 ●    Data and Equity final updates

    9:20-9:35:    Review of our 2024 workplan 

                                 ●    Outcome: Review current workplan to see where we are against it. Use our discussion to build and react to draft workplan for 2025

    9:35-9:50:    Review of our 2025 workplan 

                                 ●    Outcome: Identify questions, comments and concerns about the draft 2025 workplan. Highlight recommendations for 2025

    9:50-10:00:    Next steps, schedule next meeting, and wrap-up

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