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Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Plan

STATE PROFILE

Georgia

Team Name

|Georgia Literacy Plan Task Force |

Responsible Agency

|Georgia Department of Education |

Team Membership

|Membership Types and Numbers |

|A State that receives a Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy formula grant establishes a Literacy Team comprised of individuals with |

|expertise in literacy development and education for children birth to school entry; kindergarten through grade 5; grades 6 through 8; and |

|grades 8 through 12. Provide the name of the Comprehensive Literacy Team members for each age /grade category and type of expertise. |

|Birth-school entry |Dr. Stacey Neuhart-Pritchett, Dr. Paula Schwanenflugel, Carolyn Wolpert, Linda Sprague,|

| |Angela Melton, Katrina Mitchell |

|K-5th Grade |Carol Hartley, Amanda Beaty, Dr. Deborah Knight, Deborah Haney, Joanne Chester, Julie |

| |Morrill |

|6th grade - 12th grade |Carolyn Waters, Dr. Donna Ryan, Dr. Donna Alvermann |

|Managing/implementing literacy programs |Julie Morrill, Carolyn Waters, Dr. Donna Ryan |

|Evaluation of literacy programs |Dr. Stacey Neuhart-Pritchett, Dr. Deborah Knight |

|Planning and implementing Response-to-Intervention |Freida McGee |

|Screening and performance measurement |Freida McGee, Julie Morrill, Carol Hartley, Amanda Beaty, Carolyn Wolpert, Linda |

| |Sprague, Dr. Deborah Knight, Dr. Stacey Neuhart Pritchett, Dr. Sharon Walpole, Dr. |

| |Michael C. McKenna, Dr. Terri Purcell, Dr. Nicole Patten-Terry |

|Validated interventions and instruction for struggling|Dr. Donna Ryan |

|readers, English learners and students with | |

|disabilities | |

|Professional development for principals, teachers and |Julie Morrill, Amanda Beaty, Carol Hartley, Deborah Haney, Dr. Deborah Knight |

|coaches | |

|Teacher preparation and State licensure/accreditation |Dr. Donna Alverman, Dr. Stacey Neuhart Pritchett, Dr. Sharon Walpole, Dr. Michael C. |

|in literacy development and instruction |McKenna, Dr. Terri Purcell, Dr. Nicole Patten-Terry |

|Other members and/or experts required |Angela Baker-Technology Specialist |

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Applicable Standards

|Birth – School Entry |Kindergarten – 5th Grade |6th Grade – 12th Grade |

|Common Core Georgia Performance Standards for |CCGPS |CCGPS |

|English Language Arts (CCGPS) | | |

|Georgia Early Learning Standards (GELS) |College and Career Readiness Standards |College and Career Readiness Standards |

|Georgia Pre-K Content Standards | | |

|Head Start Child Outcomes Framework | | |

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Team Activities

|Proposed Implementation Plans |

|The following analysis reflects only priorities cited as program requirements in the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program State |

|Formula Grant Application. Also include any additional priorities addressed as part of a broader plan. (Reference page numbers for each |

|priority in your Plan) |

|U.S. Department of Education Priorities |Satisfied |Details in the Literacy Plan |

|Address the literacy needs and improve the learning outcomes| |Details the literacy instructional program for learners Birth |

|of children from birth through Grade 12 | |through 12th Grade (24) |

|Address the literary needs and improve the learning | |Development of English language proficiency standards through |

|outcomes of disadvantaged students, such as students who | |the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) |

|are English Language Learners (ELL) and students with | |consortium (85) |

|disabilities | |The Division for Special Education Services and Supports has |

| | |multiple initiatives addressing the specific needs of students |

| | |with disabilities in literacy skills development (130) |

|Include the use of clear content standards in the areas of | |Address the standards for students from birth – 12th Grade |

|pre-literacy, reading, and writing. Also use curriculum and | |(71-84) |

|instructional material that align with State standards | | |

|Enable more data-based decision-making | |Recommendations on the use of data to guide decision-making |

| | |(114) |

|Provide evidence-based teacher preparation and professional | |Provide a comprehensive, statewide program of targeted |

|development | |professional learning and support strategies in the area of |

| | |literacy based on requirements of the CCGPS (37) |

|Use coherent assessment and screening systems that are | |The Georgia Literacy Plan includes a deliberate and |

|aligned with State standards | |comprehensive plan for assessment that promotes the use of |

| | |ongoing, frequent, and multiple measures that will be used as |

| | |diagnostic and monitoring tools to plan for instruction (89) |

|Implement targeted interventions | |4-Tier Response to Intervention technique (119) |

| | |Early Intervention Program for students who are at risk of not |

| | |reaching or maintain academic grade level (132) |

| | |Remedial Education Program for students in grade 6-12 who have |

| | |identified deficiencies in reading, writing, and math (132) |

|Propose use of technology to address student learning | |Addresses the role of technology in the classroom (55-56) |

|challenges | | |

|Action Plans |

|(List major implementation activities; include page numbers where activities are referenced in Comprehensive Literacy Plan) |

|Implementation suggestions are listed under recommendations to the Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) and the Georgia Department of|

|Education (GADOE) (33-39) |

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|Leadership and Sustainability |

|(Activities leadership teams undertake to develop and sustain implementation of their SRCL Comprehensive Literacy Plans. Examples include |

|collaborative partnerships, communication strategies for sharing information with partners, and shared tasks among the leaders.) |

|State and District Leaders: changes in state- and district-level policies, improved assessments, more efficient school organization, more |

|involved and effective leadership, and extensive professional learning for all leaders and teachers (149) |

|Teacher Leaders: Establish a literacy leadership group (149) |

|Partnership: Divisions of School Improvement, Academic Standards, and Innovative Academic Programs (150), WIDA (150), Georgia Public Library |

|Service (151), Georgia Public Broadcasting (Pg. 153), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Funding (154), Best Practices Institute (155) Georgia |

|Regional Service Agencies (RESAS)( 158), Georgia Learning Resources System (158) |

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State Comprehensive Literacy Plan Website

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