Coaching Opportunity

After completing the Literacy Launch Institute, eligible* school teams may apply for a series of onsite coaching** with a customized plan to extend the learning from the Institutes, which includes a combination of facilitated implementation meetings, direct teacher coaching, and a facilitated School Literacy Leadership Team (SLLT) meeting. The aim of this experience is to plan and prepare for sustaining the work after the coaching engagement.

*Eligibility Snapshot:

School Team: 50% of early literacy educators have attended an Institute

**Pending funding. Subject to appropriation and associated criteria, Literacy Launch Institutes aims to partner with public school districts and charter schools to provide this free coaching opportunity. We are laying the groundwork now so public school districts, collaboratives, and charter schools are ready to act quickly if funds become available.

The Coaching Experience

For School Teams

The coaching model includes 5-10 days onsite per school over the course of one school year, and will include a customized plan for each school comprised of a combination of the following activities:

ACTIVITY	FREQUENCY	TIME	MODALITY
Intake Call	Once	2 hours	Virtual
Leadership Coaching	Twice	60 minutes	Onsite
Onsite Grade-Level Professional Learning Team	monthly	Full Day: Minimum 45 minutes/grade level	Onsite
Onsite Direct Teacher Coaching	monthly	Full Day: approximately 30-45 min/classroom or teacher	Onsite
Walkthroughs	3x per year	As determined by plan	Onsite

Eligibility Requirements

School Teams

Eligibility:

The following criteria should be met for a school team to be eligible for follow-up coaching:

1. The team members are from the same school and all have completed a Literacy Launch Institute (any institute in any year).

2. The total number of team members represents a minimum of 50% of the school’s early literacy educators

Who is considered an early literacy educator?

- Building administrators (Principal, Assistant Principal)
- Literacy Specialists/Coaches
- Reading Specialist
- PK-3 Classroom Teachers
- Instructional support teachers working within the PK-3 grade span
  - Interventionists
  - Special Education Teachers
  - ESL Teachers

Priority will be given to schools that:

demonstrate the need and readiness for implementing evidence-based early literacy practices
include a variety of team members represented on the team including:

School/Instructional Leaders: Principal, Assistant Principal, Literacy Coach
Classroom Teachers spanning grade levels PK-3
Instructional Support Teachers: Special Educators, ESL Teachers, Interventionists, Reading Specialists