Literacy Task Force Meeting
The Literacy Task Force Meeting will be held on October 30, 2023 at 10 a.m.
There is also a Zoom option, the link is below:
Discussion Topics
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Agenda
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
- Meghan Crowley, Intern, Equity and Inclusion Cabinet
Prework
- None
Meeting Goals:
By the end of this meeting we will:- 1. Continue to build community with each other as literacy task force members.
- 2. Building on our previous discussion, review the updated definition of literacy and data collection methods documents
- 3. Discuss next steps related to budget and timeline
Agenda
- 10:00-10:05: Settle in, welcome, quick review of agenda
- 10:05-10:15: Updates on where we are as we near the end of the year
- 10:15-10:30: Review updated definition of literacy
- 10:30-10:45: Review update data collection methods
- 10:45-11:00: Determine next steps schedule next meeting, Final questions, comments, and wrap-up