Literacy Task Force Meeting

●    Dr. Edith Bazile, Black Advocates for Educational Excellence

●    Yorsalem Brhane, BINCA

●    Manuel Coronado, Immigrants Lead Boston alum

●    Lori D’Alleva, Charlestown Adult Education

●    Xiomara Gomez, Gardner Pilot Academy Adult ESOL program

●    Lee Haller, English for New Bostonians

●    Stephen Hunter, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center

●    Nicole Simeon, Bunker Hill Community College, First Literacy Scholar

●    City Councilor Julia Mejia, ex officio

●    Gayana Daniel, Office of Language and Communications Access, ex officio

●    Papa Diop, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, ex officio

●    David Leonard, Boston Public Libraries, ex officio

●    Lesley Ryan Miller, Boston Public Schools, ex officio

●    Monique Tú Nguyen, Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, ex officio

●    Trinh Nguyen, Worker Empowerment Cabinet, ex officio

Facilitator, Dr. Elizabeth Santiago, The Untold Narratives

●    Mariangely Solis Cervera, Chief of Equity and Inclusion

●    Ân H. Lê, Director of Policy and Research, Equity and Inclusion Cabinet

By the end of this meeting we will:

1.    Continue to build community as literacy task force members,

2.    Wrap up (sub)committee work with a discussion and identification of next steps

3.    Review 2024 workplan and establish 2025 workplan, and

4.    Make recommendations for 2025

9:00-9:05:    Settle in, welcome, quick review of agenda and quick introductions

9:05-9:20:    Wrap up committee work:

                             ●    Adult Literacy final updates

                             ●    Data and Storytelling final updates

                             ●    Data and Equity final updates

9:20-9:35:    Review of our 2024 workplan 

                             ●    Outcome: Review current workplan to see where we are against it. Use our discussion to build and react to draft workplan for 2025

9:35-9:50:    Review of our 2025 workplan 

                             ●    Outcome: Identify questions, comments and concerns about the draft 2025 workplan. Highlight recommendations for 2025

9:50-10:00:    Next steps, schedule next meeting, and wrap-up