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City of Boston Literacy Task Force

The Office of Language and Communications Access will hold a public meeting of the Literacy Task Force on Friday, November 13, from 10 - 11 a.m. (EST) on Zoom.

Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda

    Meeting Goals

    By the end of this meeting, we will have:

    • Discussed the revised report with recommendations.

    Agenda

    • 10:00-10:05: Settle in, welcome, quick review of agenda
    • 10:05-10:55:  Share revised version of the report and gather final feedback
    • 10:55-11:00:   Next steps and wrap-up

     

    Task Force Members

    • Edith Bazile, Black Advocates for Educational Excellence
    • Yorsalem Brhane, BINCA
    • Manuel Coronado, Immigrants Lead Boston alum
    • Lori D’Alleva, Charlestown Adult Education
    • Xiomara Gomez, Gardner Pilot Academy Adult ESOL program
    • Lee Haller, English for New Bostonians
    • Nicole Simeon, Bunker Hill Community College, First Literacy Scholar
    • City Councilor Julia Mejia, ex officio
    • Gayana Daniel, Office of Language and Communications Access, ex officio
    • Papa Diop, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, ex officio
    • David Leonard, Boston Public Libraries, ex officio
    • Dorie Withey, Boston Public Schools, ex officio
    • Trinh Nguyen, Worker Empowerment Cabinet, ex officio
    • Facilitator, Dr. Elizabeth Santiago, The Untold Narratives

    City of Boston Staff for Task Force

    • Mariangely Solis Cervera, Chief of Equity and Inclusion
    • Jeniffer Vivar-Wong, Director, Mayor's Office of Language and Communications Access
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