Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grantee Meeting March 6 - 8 , 2012 Chicago, Illinois

1. Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grantee Meeting • March 6 - 8, 2012 Chicago, Illinois

2. This information is being provided for the purpose of the fiscal year (FY) 2012 Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grantees meeting. Assessment tools, curriculum, and other information and materials mentioned or shown at this meeting by presenters or grantees are provided as resources and examples for the viewer’s convenience. Their inclusion is not intended as an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education. In addition, the instructional practices and assessments discussed or shown in these presentations are not intended to mandate, direct, or control a State's, local educational agency's, or school's specific instructional content, academic achievement system and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction. States and local programs are free to use any instructional content, achievement system and assessments, curriculum, or program instruction that they wish, so long as the instructional materials and literacy activities meet the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program requirements and are part of their approved grant application.

3. SRCL Technical Assistance (TA) Team Overview

4. SRCL TA Team • Susan J. Kimmel • Belinda Biscoe • Jennifer Quillian • Lucy Trautman • Kyle Lankford • Kerri Vanpool

5. Approaches to Technical Assistance • Two approaches • Individual State requests • A State calls or emails with specific request. • TA forms are completed and submitted for approval. • The State is contacted and TA begins.

6. Approaches to Technical Assistance • Two approaches (continued) • Needs assessments • Assessments are analyzed and requested TA needs documented • Work plans completed and submitted for approval • State contacted and TA begins

7. Three Tiers of Technical Assistance

8. Technical Assistance Tier I High Quality Information/Dissemination UniversalState Needs Operational Definition Technical assistance services available to all States that address universal or global needs centered around common issues/topics that can be delivered electronically, telephonically, or in written form

9. Technical Assistance Tier 2 High Quality/High Leverage TA Services Targeted State Needs Operational Definition Technical assistance services addressing targeted needs for groups of states with common needs around a topic or issue that may be delivered to broad audiences through electronic networks or group events

10. Technical Assistance Tier 3 High Quality/High Impact TA Services Intensive State Needs Operational Definition On-site services with extensive follow-up through various means to address very specific issues/needs requiring direct assistance and intervention

11. Technical Assistance Delivery • Email • Teleconferences • Videoconferences • Webinars • Consultations • Face-to-face meetings

12. SRCL OnlineCommunity of Practice Launching in the next few weeks Features include • Discussion forums • State literacy plan sharing area (link and/or download) • State contact information • Other resources

13. Thank you! • For technical assistance, contact: Susan J. Kimmel Angie DurandOffice: 405-799-6383 ext. 242 Office: 832-842-7034Cell: 405-410-7277 Cell: 713-320-2579skimmel@ou.eduangelia.durand@times.uh.edu • Jennifer Quillian, M.Ed. • jennquillian!@ou.edu • (405)799-6383