BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//LEO | Learning & Engagement Opportunities Network - ECPv6.15.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:LEO | Learning & Engagement Opportunities Network X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for LEO | Learning & Engagement Opportunities Network REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T163000 DTSTAMP:20260405T101722 CREATED:20260217T200806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T182141Z UID:254884-1772550000-1772555400@leo.gradelevelreading.net SUMMARY:More Than an Accessibility Feature: Same Language Subtitling (SLS)\, Learning\, and Literacy DESCRIPTION:What can same-language subtitling (SLS) realistically contribute to children’s literacy — and where are its limits? In this exploratory session\, leaders from research\, media\, technology\, and policy will examine what the strongest evidence supports\, where SLS functions best as a scaffolding strategy\, and what responsible implementation in U.S. children’s media could look like. This conversation will build on a 2022 session which highlighted early efforts to promote SLS in India and the measurable gains in child and adult literacy those efforts were delivering.  \n\n \n REGISTER URL:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/event/childrens-savings-accounts-emerging-federal-policy-opportunities-implications/ CATEGORIES:Big Bets Working,Learning Tuesdays ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AdobeStock_229647792_Preview-e1771881193867.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T163000 DTSTAMP:20260405T101722 CREATED:20260217T201615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T210823Z UID:254894-1773154800-1773160200@leo.gradelevelreading.net SUMMARY:Parents as Essential Partners: Beating the Odds and Reducing Chronic Absenteeism DESCRIPTION:Three years ago\, as schools and districts grappled with the fallout from pandemic school closures and persistent chronic absence\, important new research found evidence that schools with strong family engagement were less likely to experience high chronic absence. The qualitative follow-up to that study\, set for release early next month\, reveals the factors that distinguish “bright spot” schools from their peers in the same communities. Join this session for a review of the 2023 study’s findings and a first look at the new report\, which explores the specific family engagement and parent partnership practices and mindsets that move the needle. You’ll also hear critical insights and reactions from CGLR national partners who are leaders in family engagement\, school attendance\, and lifting the essential role of parents as partners in achieving student outcomes.  \n\n \n REGISTER URL:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/event/parents-as-essential-partners-beating-the-odds-and-reducing-chronic-absenteeism/ CATEGORIES:Big Bets Working,Learning Tuesdays ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AdobeStock_368278520_Preview.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T163000 DTSTAMP:20260405T101722 CREATED:20260217T201254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T041607Z UID:254889-1773759600-1773765000@leo.gradelevelreading.net SUMMARY:From Pipeline to Practice: Strategies to Build & Sustain a Diverse Teacher Workforce DESCRIPTION:As achievement gaps and evolving classroom needs place unprecedented pressure on our schools\, teacher development has emerged as a “big bet” for accelerating equitable academic recovery. Join CGLR and the William Penn Foundation as we kick off a new sponsored series of sessions examining the systemic challenge that is the teacher workforce pipeline\, moving beyond quick fixes to explore holistic solutions situated across the entire pipeline from initial attraction to long-term retention. Hear how community coalitions have approached this work and align stakeholders to bridge the gap between emergency permitting and full certification\, how grow-your-own programs are building a workforce that reflects the diversity essential for student success\, and how state policy and leadership is informing a sustainable system of educator development. Welcome: Stephanie Waller\, William Penn Foundation.Panelists: Ginny Johnson\, TNTP; Scott Gaiber\, Elevate215; Ginny Johnson\, TNTP; Hannah Putnam\, National Council on Teacher Quality; and Cindy Young\, University of Tennessee.Moderator: Lisa Roy\, Ed.D.\, Colorado Department of Early Childhood. \n\n\n \n\n \n REGISTER URL:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/event/from-pipeline-to-practice-strategies-to-build-sustain-a-diverse-teacher-workforce/ CATEGORIES:Big Bets Working,Learning Tuesdays,Upcoming Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AdobeStock_179210193_Preview-e1738956272377.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T163000 DTSTAMP:20260405T101722 CREATED:20260317T051314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T050918Z UID:255132-1774364400-1774369800@leo.gradelevelreading.net SUMMARY:Leveraging the Federal Education Tax Credit: Identifying and Preparing Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs) DESCRIPTION:March 24\, 3–4:30 p.m. ET  Identifying and Preparing Scholarship-Granting Organizations (SGOs) Co-Sponsored by Alliance for Youth Thriving  The success of the new federal education tax credit will hinge not only on state policy decisions\, but also on whether strong\, trusted organizations are ready to steward funds responsibly and deliver real opportunities for students. Building on earlier sessions in this series that explored the policy landscape and state implementation choices\, this conversation turns to the organizations that will carry the work forward. Experts across education\, youth development\, philanthropy\, and intermediary networks will examine why scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs) are central to effective implementation and what it takes to prepare for this role — ranging from organizations just beginning to explore what it means to become an SGO to those already operating across multiple states. Participants will also gain a practical look at how one state with several active SGOs is navigating the landscape and what it would take to expand allowable uses of funds to meet broader student and community needs. Panelists: Donna Cooper\, Children First PA; Jackie Guglielmo\, ACE Scholarships; Chris Smith\, Boston After School & Beyond; Mike Taylor\, National Association of Education Foundations; and Brent Wake\, Indiana Afterschool Network.  Moderator: Merita Irby\, Alliance for Youth Thriving. \n \n REGISTER URL:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/event/leveraging-the-federal-education-tax-credit-identifying-and-preparing-scholarship-granting-organizations-sgos/ CATEGORIES:Learning Tuesdays,Upcoming Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iStock-484794658-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T163000 DTSTAMP:20260405T101722 CREATED:20260318T043201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T050938Z UID:255145-1774969200-1774974600@leo.gradelevelreading.net SUMMARY:M Is for Marathon\, Not Miracle: How Mississippi Achieved Literacy Success for Students Through Smart Implementation DESCRIPTION:March 31\, 3–4:30 p.m. ET\nM Is for Marathon\, Not Miracle: How Mississippi Achieved Literacy Success for Students Through Smart Implementation \nEarlier this year\, the New York Times ran a feature on Mississippi and how the state “transformed its schools from worst to best.” The article asks and reveals answers to a very important question — “What is it doing right?” Asking what is going right is also central to the GLR Learning Tuesdays new series\, “Precursors to Success and Impact\,” where we plan to examine “bright spot” communities\, their “big bet” strategies\, and what they are doing right to carefully and intentionally implement key strategies and interventions to achieve measurable outcomes for students. Launched last month\, attendees of the first session had the opportunity to learn about the National Implementation Research Network’s approach to “active implementation” and gained an understanding of the key “drivers” that facilitate and ensure the success of education initiatives. On March 31\, we are excited to review the “Mississippi Marathon” to learn what the state’s Department of Education\, school district leaders\, and educators are doing on a daily basis to achieve success. This incredible growth in the state has mistakenly been termed a “miracle” when it is actually a marathon of carefully executed steps and system changes that we look forward to learning about in this session. \nPanelists: Kelley Bendheim\, ExcelinEd; Kim Benton\, former Mississippi State Superintendent of Education; Adrian Hammitte\, Ph.D.\, Jefferson County School District\, MS; Tyler Hansford\, Ed.D.\, Union Public School District\, MS; Angela Rutherford\, Ph.D.\, School of Education\, University of Mississippi; Gray Tollison\, Mississippi Senate.\nModerator: John Gomperts\, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/event/m-is-for-marathon-not-miracle-how-mississippi-achieved-literacy-success-for-students-through-smart-implementation/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Stock-3-e1773808014628.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T140000 DTSTAMP:20260405T101722 CREATED:20260318T044355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T051206Z UID:255149-1775565000-1775570400@leo.gradelevelreading.net SUMMARY:Out of the Box Ideas: How United Way Partners Are Changing the Lives of ALICE DESCRIPTION:April 7\, 12:30–2 p.m. ET\nOut of the Box Ideas: How United Way Partners Are Changing the Lives of ALICE (Asset Limited\, Income Constrained\, Employed) Families and Communities\nALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited\, Income Constrained\, Employed—describing the growing number of families who are unable to afford the basics of housing\, child care\, food\, transportation\, health care\, and technology. These workers often struggle to keep their own households from financial ruin\, while keeping our local communities running. ALICE has grown from a pilot project to a national initiative. By redefining what it means to be poor\, ALICE data and research is helping to build a more accurate picture of financial insecurity. In this session\, ALICE partners will share the “out of the box” solutions that are igniting action across the country and changing the national dialogue about financial hardship. \nPanelists: Stephanie Hoopes\, Ph.D.\, National Director\, United for ALICE; United Way ALICE Partners\, TBD.\nModerator: John Gomperts\, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. \n \n REGISTER URL:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/event/out-of-the-box-ideas-how-united-way-partners-are-changing-the-lives-of-alice/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/shutterstock_1352058026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T163000 DTSTAMP:20260405T101722 CREATED:20260318T045107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T051252Z UID:255152-1775574000-1775579400@leo.gradelevelreading.net SUMMARY:New Pathways Through School: Understanding Virtual Schools in Today’s K–12 Landscape DESCRIPTION:April 7\, 3–4:30 p.m. ET\nNew Pathways Through School: Understanding Virtual Schools in Today’s K–12 Landscape \nVirtual schools have grown rapidly in recent years\, becoming an increasingly visible part of the expanding set of K–12 learning options available to families. In this GLR Learning Tuesdays conversation\, panelists will provide a clear overview of what virtual schooling is — and is not — including how it differs from homeschooling and microschooling\, the range of models that exist\, and what research tells us about their effectiveness. Speakers will also examine the policies and conditions driving growth in several states and discuss what this evolving landscape means for families\, particularly those in economically challenged communities. \nPanelists: Shiren Rattigan\, Colossal Academy; Mickey Revenaugh\, Connections Academy; John Watson\, DLAC; Julie Young\, Julie Young Education\, LLC; and others TBD. \n \n REGISTER URL:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/event/new-pathways-through-school-understanding-virtual-schools-in-todays-k-12-landscape/ CATEGORIES:Upcoming Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leo.gradelevelreading.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Stock-6-e1773808043768.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR