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Literacy Task Force Meeting

The Equity and Inclusion Cabinet will hold a meeting on December 14 at 10 a.m.

Discussion Topics

  1. Task Force Members

    ● Dr. 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 

    ● Stephen Hunter, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center 

    ● 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 

    ● Lesley Ryan Miller, Boston Public Schools, ex officio 

    ● Monique Tú Nguyen, Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, ex officio ● Trinh Nguyen, Worker Empowerment Cabinet, ex officio 



    Facilitator, Dr. Elizabeth Santiago, The Untold Narratives 

  2. City of Boston Staff for Task Force

    ● Mariangely Solis Cervera, Chief of Equity and Inclusion 

    ● Ân H. Lê, Director of Policy and Research, Equity and Inclusion Cabinet 

    ● Meghan Crowley, Intern, Equity and Inclusion Cabinet 

  3. Prework

    Read draft report to Chief Cervera

  4. Meeting Goals:

    1. Continue to build community with each other as literacy task force members. 

    2. Building on our previous discussion, review the 2023 report of our work and recommendations for 2024 and beyond 

    3. Discuss next steps related to work in 2024 

  5. Agenda

    10:00-10:05: Settle in, welcome, quick review of agenda 

    10:05-10:15: Updates on where we are as we near the end of the year 10:15-10:45: Review Recommendations document 

    10:45-11:00: Identify initial ideas for completing recommend work strands including sub-committee work and potential partners 

    11:00-11:15: Determine next steps schedule next meeting, Final questions, comments, and wrap-up 

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