Session 49: Supporting Secondary Literacy Reform in a Low-Resource Context: The Pasadena Story

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The Pasadena Unified School District in Pasadena CA developed a strategic plan in 2003-04 that prioritized increasing students’ literacy at the secondary level and allocated significant resources to support that goal. By initially targeting ninth-grade literacy and contracting with a high-quality vendor, CORE Learning, to help implement the initiative, the district laid the groundwork to achieve rapid and significant improvement in student performance, especially for some of its lowest-skilled students. This session will examine specific strategies employed systemwide that contributed to the strong results across the district.

Presenters:
Kiley Walsh, Knowledge, Learning and Results Manager, Stupski Foundation, Mill Valley, CA
Diane Innes, Secondary Literacy Coordinator, Pasadena Unified School District, Pasadena, CA

Strand 2: Accelerating the Learning of Students Who Arrive Behind