Welcome! Missouri Comprehensive Literacy Grant
Introductions
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What is the Missouri Opportunity?
How can you make your application more competitive?
The Missouri Opportunity
Overview
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CLSD Virtual Question and Answer
Date: March 17, 2025 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 37 total attendees
Important Links
Comprehensive Literacy State Development Webpage
2024 CLSD Guidance Document
CLSD Early Learning Programs Application
CLSD Grades K-5 Application
CLSD Grades 6-12 Application
CLSD Area Career Centers Application
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Questions
Answers
What services will programs or schools receive?
If selected, services provided will be aligned with the application submitted. Example: If a PreK-5th grade building only completes the application for K-5 and is selected, only K-5th will receive services. PreK would not receive services.
If schools do not meet the eligibility requirements, does that eliminate the school in applying? Are LEAs or schools able to choose other vendors to provide professional development and/or coaching as it relates to their literacy efforts and science of reading?
If a school does not meet both eligibility requirements, the school is not eligible to apply for the CLSD grant.
LEAs or schools will be able to use awarded funds for approved professional learning. However, all selected schools are required to participate in the professional learning, activities, and support being offered by the grant. Funds cannot be used for any duplicate services or any services that are available through the grant. This will be determined by the CLSD team.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, mental or physical disability, or any other basis prohibited by statute in its programs and activities. Inquiries related to department programs and to the location of services, activities, and facilities that are accessible by persons with disabilities may be directed to the Jefferson State Office Building, Director of Civil Rights Compliance and MOA Coordinator (Title VI/Title VII/Title IX/504/ADA/ADAAA/ Age Act/GINA/USDA Title VI), 7th Floor, 205 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480; telephone number 573-522-1775 or TTY 800-735-2966; fax number 573-522-4883; email civilrights@dese.mo.gov.
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Requirements
School administrators will be expected to • create and maintain a literacy team involving various stakeholders. • participate in sessions provided by TNTP to create and reflect on a building literacy plan at the beginning and end of each school year. • participate in PD provided by TNTP, which includes quarterly learning walks, quarterly community of practice sessions, quarterly PD meetings, and monthly check-ins. • implement practices learned through services provided by TNTP and provide feedback. • engage families in literacy experiences and practices. ensuring and providing systems for RPDC CLSD specialist to be involved in the implementation of a state-approved foundational reading assessment, data analysis, Reading Success Plan (RSP) creation and support, and progress monitoring; • ensuring school-wide participation in optional PD opportunities with the RPDC CLSD specialist on topics such as dyslexia, English learners, or struggling students; • supporting the RPDC CLSD specialist being on site, at minimum three days monthly; and • supporting the RPDC CLSD specialist as a summer school resource. Grades K-5 School administrators will require school-wide participation in four years of ongoing PD and services with TNTP and RPDCs through: • supporting the RPDC CLSD specialist in providing three tailored, high quality PD sessions aligned with evidence-based practices, literacy goals, and literacy needs for building instructional/literacy coach(es), administration, or a designated individual throughout the school year; • ensuring the building instructional/literacy coach(es), administration or designated individual develop an annual coaching plan beginning in year three of grant (October 1, 2026-September 30, 2027); • ensuring the building instructional/literacy coach(es), administration, or designated individual participate in coaching cycles with the RPDC CLSD specialist and TNTP coaches; • ensuring teachers participate in coaching cycles with the RPDC CLSD specialist and TNTP coaches; • supporting the RPDC CLSD specialist in providing four to five tailored, high quality PD sessions aligned with evidence- based instruction, literacy goals, and literacy needs for teachers throughout the school year; •
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Due April 11 th , 2025
Early Learning Scoring
• Data Analysis (18 points) • Professional Development (30 points) • Family Literacy Engagement (30 points) • Coordination with K-12 (24 points) • School Readiness (18 points) • Evaluation (12 points)
Bonus Points (15 points) • 7 points for high poverty • 5 points for new CLSD participant • 3 points for QAR program
K-5 Scoring
• Data Analysis (30 points) • Professional Development (30 points) • Family Literacy Engagement (18 points) • Identification of Students (24 points) • Well-Rounded Education (18 points) • Coordination with Early Learning (12 points)
Bonus Points (12 points) • 7 points for evidence-based • 5 points for new CLSD participant
6-12 Scoring
Bonus Points (10 points) • 5 points for evidence-based • 5 points for new CLSD participant
• Data Analysis (30 points) • Professional Development (30 points) • Well-Rounded Education (18 points) • Comp Literacy Across Content Areas (24 points) • Identification of Students (18 points) • Comp Lit Intervention and Support (18 points) • Coordination between K-12 programs(12 points)
Application
Follow the rules!
It’s not the best idea that wins…
it’s the best -explained idea.
Questions?
Literacy Solutions
From the Scoring Rubric: Family Literacy
Comprehensive Literacy Across Content Areas Comprehensive Literacy Intervention & Support
Birth to Age 5
• For the birth to age 5 children, we know the importance of children being exposed to books at an early age at home. • I t’s also important for the parents to understand how verbal interactions and read-alouds help to develop the child’s brain long before they enter Kindergarten. • If parents are aware of what it means for their children to be “kindergarten ready” and have resources and activities at home to help students develop those skills, the students are more likely to enter school on level and have more success in their early years of education and beyond.
Allowable Expenses • Early literacy resources related to grant initiatives • Literacy professional development • Family and Community Literacies
K to 5 th Grade
• In the K- 5 range, it’s important to have that cohesive school, home, and community connection to support each child in their educational journey. We know how important it is to have resources that follow that Structured Literacy approach by being explicit, systematic, and cumulative. • Resources can include phonemic awareness and phonics curriculum , decodables to practice new skills they have learned, or text sets on a topic to help build knowledge and vocabulary and strengthen comprehension. • Holding effective Family Literacy Events where parents are truly engaged and feel part of their child’s learning process is crucial.
Allowable Expenses • Early literacy resources related to grant initiatives • Literacy instructional materials • Literacy resources related to grant initiatives, school-wide goals, English Language Learners, dyslexic students, and struggling readers • Supplies and materials related to literacy plan goals • Family and community literacies
6 th to 12 th Grade
Allowable Expenses • Resources to support school-wide literacy • Materials and resources to support annual participants • Family and Community literacies
• For grades 6-12, funds can be used for supplemental resources or to fill in any gaps that the core curriculum you already have in place may have .
• Examples of these resources can be for writing , digital literacy , or additional engaging texts for middle school.
Family Engagement in Literacy
From the Scoring Rubric: Family Literacy
Comprehensive Literacy Across Content Areas Comprehensive Literacy Intervention & Support
Family Engagement in Literacy
Children are awake for about 6,000 hours a year, and only about 1,000 of those hours are spent in school. If we are to tackle the achievement gap and the inequities that contribute to it, we must pay attention not only to schools, but also to the places where children spend the rest of those 5,000 hours. -- H. Weiss, M. Elena Lopez and Margaret Caspe, Carnegie Challenge Paper: Joining Together to Create a Bold Vision for Next Generation Family Engagement, Global Family Research Project, 2018.
Family Engagement in Literacy
Wins For Students
Wins for Families
Wins for Educators
Higher grades, test scores and literacy outcomes
Stronger parent/child relationships
View families and caregivers from an asset-based lens
Greater understanding of child’s progress and how to support at home Increased knowledge, skill and confidence in advocating for scholar
Greater success motivating and engaging students
Higher graduation rates
Increased morale and professional satisfaction
Better attendance
Build
relational trust.
Link
engagement efforts to school readiness and student outcomes.
View
families from an asset-based lens.
Effective Home- School Partnerships
Implement
culturally responsive and respectful practices and resources.
Provide
opportunities for families to observe, practice with other adults and receive feedback on new learning.
Family Engagement in Literacy
Best Practices for Strengthening Home School Partnerships We recommend: • Foundational Training for Leaders and Instructional Staff • Assessing Current Family Engagement Practices • Implementation Coaching • Aligned Resources and Materials
Questions?
Next Steps
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April 9 th @ 11 am CT
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