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
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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