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Literacy Task Force Meeting

The Literacy Task Force will hold a meeting on August 26 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.    Discuss reports developed by two committees meeting on 1) data and equity and 2) data gathering methods, and

    3.    Introduce Northeastern University’s Burn Center for Social Change about their Unlocking Literacy project.

  4. Agenda

    11:00-11:05:   Settle in, welcome, quick review of agenda and quick introductions

    11:05-11:15:     David Fields and Dane Grambell of Northeastern University’s Burn Center for Social Change join us to share an overview of their Unlocking Literacy project and discuss potential partnership opportunities.

    11:15-11:35:     Data and storytelling committee share their report.

    • Outcome: determine next steps for building and launching a campaign related to literacy in the City.

    11:35-11:55:    Data and equity committee share their report.

    • Outcome: determine next steps for analyzing existing data with equity in mind and recommending additional data collection efforts.

    11:55-12:00:   Next steps, schedule next meeting, and wrap-up

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