We hope this newsletter finds you well. It is that magical time in the year between Thanksgiving and Christmas. There is a holiday cheer that buzzes throughout schools during this time which can make these 3 weeks really go by quickly or rather slowly.

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend our Annual Convening on Thursday, January 16th. We will be meeting from 8:30 am- 3:00 pm at the Metro Tech Springlake campus in Oklahoma City. We will be sharing important information, as well as giving you all time to learn from one another. Please look for a previously sent email from Sharon Morgan regarding information we need by December 20, 2019. The registration link is in the newsletter below.

We are excited to host our next OSRCL Zoom call on December 10, 2019 at 10:00 am. We have invited several districts to share what they are doing to boost literacy achievement with diverse learners. You can register for the zoom call using this link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/91275bf1e01e016a66858a512be5123ahttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/91275bf1e01e016a66858a512be5123a

The Striving Readers team at the OSDE wishes you and your families a wonderful holiday season.

Our next Zoom meeting will be December 10, 2019 at 10:00 am. We have asked several districts to share what they are doing to support literacy achievement with special populations. Please join us to learn from other Striving Reader schools.

Register for the December Zoom meeting at this link.

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/91275bf1e01e016a66858a512be5123a

OSRCL Zoom Meeting Dates and Topics

• December 10th - Special Populations (EL / IEP)

• January 16, 2020 - Face to Face Meeting

• February 11, 2020 Secondary Literacy

• March 10, 2020 - TBA

• April 14, 2020 - FY21 Goals and Local Literacy Plans

Notes and resources from past calls:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10l3WMDvv91rf3hAQnOqv5FT_7ncvsPG2xPzEmsXZ4xk/edit?usp=sharing

As part of our federal grant requirements we must collect professional development information from our districts. Please keep the following guidelines in mind when planning for professional learning and the OSRCL pd survey:

• Is the professional learning 3 hours or longer? Do the OSRCL PD survey.

• Is the professional learning less than 3 hours? The OSRCL PD survey is optional.

Please keep in mind that you will receive a pd survey feedback report after participants have taken the survey. PD feedback reports are made when there are more than 5 participants. If you don’t have a pd feedback report for professional learning that has already taken place, please let Michelle Seybolt know.

Project Director

Brook.Meiller@sde.ok.gov

(405) 522-0285

@bmeiller

Sharon Morgan,

Program Manager

Sharon.Morgan@sde.ok.gov

(405) 522-3241

@jskamorg

Michelle Seybolt

School Improvement and Data Specialist

Michelle.Seybolt@sde.ok.gov

(405) 522-2214

@MichelleSeyb0lt