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
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:Â
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?
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- 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:Â
- demonstrate the need and readiness for implementing evidence-based early literacy practicesÂ
- 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
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