2011 National Meeting
Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) is a non-profit that works with teachers to transform instructions so that children can become powerful readers, writers and thinkers. Over the past 10 years, teachers coached by CLI have taught more than one million children.
In fall 2010, CLI won a $22 million Investing in Innovation (i3) Validation Grant from the U.S. Department of Education. With the federal i3 grant and additional philanthropic support totaling $4 million, CLI launched a 5-year program to implement and study its Modeling Exemplary Literacy Instruction (MELI) program on a larger scale.
During the grant period, CLI anticipates working with more than 460 kindergarten through third grade teachers in 39 randomly-selected public schools in Camden, NJ; Chicago, IL; Newark, NJ and Philadelphia, PA. The results of MELI are being externally evaluated by American Institutes of Research (AIR).
Video highlights
- Dr. Kelly Hunter, Interim Executive Director, Children's Literacy Initiative
- Irene Cooper-Basch, Executive Officer, Victoria Foundation
- Gordon MacInnes, Fellow, The Century Foundation
- Dr. Charles Payne, Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
- Yolanda Méndez Principal, Roberto Clemente Elementary School, Newark
- Olga Costeria, 3rd Grade Model Classroom teacher, Roberto Clemente Elementary School, Newark
- Gerry Fitzpatrick-Doria, Principal, Henry W. Lawton School, Philadephia
- Andrea Kirwin, Assistant Superintendent, Camden City Public Schools
CLI Principal's Video
Newark Public Schools Video
Proceedings
Ensuring Quality Teaching for All Students - Presentation
- Kat Rosqueta, Executive Director, Center for High Impact Philanthropy
- Kate Hovde, Consultant, Center for High Impact Philanthropy
So Much Reform, So Little Change - Presentation
- Charles Payne, Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
Innovation that Delivers - Presentation
- Jefferson Pestronk, Special Assistant, Office of Innovation & Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
Captions for Photos above:
- Jeremy Feiwell, Principal, Lazaro Cardenas Elementary, Pat Federman, Co-Founder & Regional Manager West, Children's Literacy Initiative, Marisela Rameriz, Lazaro Cardenas Elementary, Vice Principal
- Jennifer Winkler, Professional Developer, Children's Literacy Initiative, Olga Costeria, Roberto Clemente School, 3rd Grade Teacher, Gina Molinari-Schiano, Professional Developer, Children's Literacy Initiative
- Irene Cooper-Basch, Executive Officer, Victoria Foundation, Dale Anglin, Program Officer, Victoria Foundation, Andrew Belton, Partner,The Bridgespan Group
- i3 National Meeting
- i3 National Meeting
- Irene Cooper-Basch, Executive Officer, Victoria Foundation
- Jefferson Pestronk, Special Assistant, Office of Innovation & Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
- i3 National Meeting
- Sandra Rodriguez, Director of Early Childhood, Newark Public Schools Office of Early Childhood
- Dr. Jack McGovern, Chair, Board of Directors, Children's Literacy Initiative, Andrew Belton, Partner,The Bridgespan Group, Dr. Kelly Hunter, Interim Executive Director, Children's Literacy Initiative
- Dr. Kelly Hunter, Interim Executive Director, Children's Literacy Initiative, Roger Leon, Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Newark Public Schools Office of Academic Services, Caryn Henning, Regional Manager, Children's Literacy Initiative
- i3 National Meeting
- Jolley Bruce Christman, Senior Research Fellow Emeritus, Research for Action, Dr. Kelly Hunter, Interim Executive Director
- Katherine Hovde, Senior Analyst, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, Dr. Kelly Hunter, Interim Executive Director, Children's Literacy Initiative, Katherina Rosqueta, Founding Executive Director, The Center for High Impact Philanthropy
- Gordon MacInnes, Fellow, The Century Foundation,Roger Leon, Deputy Chief Academic Officer,Newark Public Schools Office of Academic Services
- Dr. Charles Payne, Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Dr. Kelly Hunter, Interim Executive Director, Children's Literacy Initiative, Dr. Jack McGovern, Chair of Board of Directors, Children's Literacy Initiative
- Cami Anderson, Superintendent, Newark Public Schools
- Dr. Kelly Hunter, Interim Executive Director, Children's Literacy Initiative, Cami Anderson, Superintendent, Newark Public Schools
- Jefferson Pestronk, Special Assistant in the Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, Kelly Terpak, Management and Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Education, Dr. Kelly Hunter, Interim Executive Director
- Kay Volk, Chief Officer, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools
- Roger Leon, Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Newark Public Schools Office of Academic Services
- Dr. Jack McGovern, Chair, Board of Directors, Children's Literacy Initiative, Jolley Bruce Christman, Senior Research Fellow Emeritus, Research for Action, Alyse Unterberger, Director, Office of Grants Development, School District of Philadelphia, Roger Leon, Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Newark Public Schools Office of Academic Services, Andrea Kirwin, Assistant Superintendent, Camden City Public Schools, Kay Volk, Chief Officer Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools, Dr. Kelly Hunter, Interim Executive Director, Children's Literacy Initiative
- Roger Leon, Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Newark Public Schools Office of Academic Services
- i3 National Meeting
- Dr. Charles Payne, Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
- Dr. Charles Payne, Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
- Gordon MacInnes, Fellow, The Century Foundation
- Jefferson Pestronk, Special Assistant in the Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
Contents were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Investing in Innovation (i3) Program. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.
