A Letter from our CEO & Board Chair
Leaders are architects of conditions. If the destination is audacious enough, if it is worthy of the next generation, then leaders must create the conditions that unleash people to thrive, connect, innovate, and bring that future to life. In 2024, as an organization leading leaders, GLISI was an architect of three conditions essential for a civically, socially, and economically prosperous future Georgia: trust, unity, and literacy. Our work weaved threads of trust among educators in schools and across disparate corners of communities, amplifying voices too often left unheard. We leveraged those trust foundations to create a sense of belonging and unity that is a safe space for raising questions, trying new things, making imperfect moves, experiencing discomfort, and most important of all, learning and improving. Those are the conditions needed for a literacy culture to emerge not only in schools but across communities where the language environment is part of developing literacy skills. This report highlights our 2024 work building the conditions of trust, unity, and literacy, serving 5,818 leaders and community members across 132 districts and organizations, ultimately impacting nearly 1.3 million Georgia students. The work of nurturing trust, strengthening unity and even advancing literacy is a responsibility shared by every community member – even you. We invite you to become trust-builders, unity-catalysts and literacy- accelerators in every community of which you are a part – read on for inspiration and tools to help! Thank you in advance for how your contribution complements our mission to Uplift > Transform > Create > Build excellent and equitable schools. #UnityLiteracyTrust
132 Districts & Organizations Engaged
5,818 Leaders & Community Members Served
1,296,030+ Students Reached
Warmly, Leslie Hazle Bussey, Ph.D. CEO & Executive Director
Korynn Schooley Board Chair Vice President College Access Achieve Atlanta
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