Meeting with SPPS on Literacy!
Khulia Pringle arranged a meeting with the SPPS academic team today to discuss literacy in St. Paul. Here are some of our notes from the...
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Conversation on MPS K5 ELA Curriculum
For more than 18 months, through discussions with educators, community leaders, experts, advocates and parents, common themes and...
Benchmark Review - Colorado Dept of Education
Dear Superintendent Graff, Dr Fearing, Sr. Officer Moore, Chair Ellison and MPS Board – Enclosed are two recently obtained rubrics...
An Educator's Experience with LETRS Training
Join us for our latest call with educator Sherri Lucas-Hall where we discuss the urgent need for teachers to receive training in how to...
Reading Instruction in MPS, a Parent's Perspective
My literacy instruction journey began a few years ago when my son was in preschool and I noticed others mentioning reading as the next...
Is MPS' Level 3 Intervention from Fountas & Pinnell like feeding sick kids Twinkies?
Fountas and Pinnell tweeted out their tip of the day to parents. A strategy called "Lips the Fish" where a student looks at the first...
Protest for Literacy!
Join us Tuesday 6/15, 4:30-5:30 at the Davis Center for a Protest on Literacy. Why are we protesting? Check out this video featuring...
What should community "asks" be for MPS Literacy Plan?
This post is a whole journey - hang in there & help us fight a good fight... Half of all MPS students don't read at grade level. HALF....
Letter to Representative Davnie in Support of HR 288 LETRS Grants for Minnesota Teachers
Representative Davnie – We are writing to express our support of HR288 supporting LETRS grants for teachers across the state. We asked...
Letter to MPS Board regarding Board Mtg on LETRS
Dear MPS Board, CC: Superintendent Graff and Cabinet We are writing to express our frustration with the Board of Education’s vote against...
Oakland NAACP - Advocates for Foundational Literacy
Literacy advocacy aligns with the goals our Board has set for the Superintendent. The February Board meeting the Board set the following...
Letter to MPS Board requesting support of Literacy PD as part of Legislative Agenda
Dear Chair Ellison and MPS School Board, We are writing to request MPS School Board amend its legislative agenda to include support for...
Testimony House Education Finance Committee for HF288 LETRS Training
Sara Spafford Freeman testified before the House Education Finance Committee in support of HF288 LETRS Training. Her comments: Chair...
Testimony at MN Senate in favor of SF244 providing $ for LETRS training.
Testimony was made in support of SF244, a bill that provides $1million per year to educators who teach reading to pursue a deeper...
1/25/2021 Meeting with Superintendent Graff, Dr. Aimee Fearing, and Eric Moore
We had a literacy discussion with senior MPS leadership today regarding early literacy. See the attached slide deck and appendix to view...
Literacy Recommendation Letter for Discussion at 12/15 Committee of the Whole
To: Supt. Ed Graff, Cabinet, cc: Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education Since our initial letter to MPS we have had multiple...
Letter to MPS regarding Literacy Instruction
November 6, 2020 updated 11/22/2020 To: Supt. Ed Graff, Cabinet, cc: Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education According to recent...
MPS Assessment Data
“Typically, from Fall to Spring you see declines in readiness…a clear indication we need to double down in Kindergarten and our early...
MPS Academic Response to our Letter
1. What tools & criterion will MPS use to screen students in K-2 and 3-12? ● K-8: FAST ● K-1: earlyReading ● 2-8: aReading ● 9: MAP 2....