To engage over 250 literacy changemakers, educators, funders and community leaders through the Second Annual Literacy & Justice for All Symposium in October 2022. The Symposium is at the heart of Oakland Literacy Coalition’s strategy to create accessible, affordable and impactful opportunities for the field to learn, collaborate and champion literacy to strengthen student outcomes.

To administer assessments in their Early Learning Grades across the organization to give the schools a baseline of student progress. This data will inform teachers’ plans to address gaps in their practices.

To expand the number of SEEDS of Learning classroom tutors and coaches to foster effective practices and leadership skills. They will also provide professional development centered on peer coaching and facilitation of professional learning communities.

To facilitate anti-racist training for cohorts of school instructional leaders. The training encourages leaders to engage their staff in and hold them accountable to a community of practice that builds trust, allyship and instructional problem solving.

To build the capacity of Family Engagement Action Teams of teachers, parents, administrators, after-school staff and SEEDS of Learning coaches at ten Oakland SEEDS of Learning school sites.

To provide training to young men of color, who are on a path to becoming teachers, to help current classroom teachers facilitate early childhood literacy development. The project also provides early learners, who are mostly Black and Brown, with classroom role models that reflect themselves.

To integrate literacy and intensive social-emotional supports with strength-based parent engagement and case management. They will provide year-round programming, which includes four weeks of Afro-centric literacy-focused summer programming.

To provide weekly 25-minute whole classroom and small group mindfulness sessions to support students. Lessons connect everyday student experiences and deliver mindfulness-based social-emotional skills through trauma-informed and culturally relevant methods.

To offer a mix of programming to increase educational outcomes for students. The Hub will feature online and in-person development in literacy, math and technology for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

This effort includes assessing the devices and technology needs for distance learning, curating accessible learn-at-home resources for families, and providing technical assistance to housing agency staff. And, in partnership with Reading with Relevance, they will offer literacy support that centers social emotional development and culturally affirming books.