Southeast School Readiness
The Southeast School Readiness Partnership seeks to build the capacity of preschool teachers and administrators across the six states in the region to use evidence-based emergent literacy instruction to support three- to five-year old children’s language and literacy learning and to help policymakers understand the factors that influence access to high-quality childcare and preschool programs.
The Partnership is supported through three strands of work. The Emergent Literacy Professional Learning Community strand is focused on developing and providing a collaborative learning experience for early childhood educators and leaders across all six states to expand their knowledge of evidence-based emergent literacy content and instructional strategies. The Preschool Language and Vocabulary Coaching Model strand is focused on building the capacity of coaches at early education sites in Mississippi and Florida to train and coach teachers to use evidence-based language strategies with three- and four-year-olds. The Influences on Early Childhood Education strand is focused on an analysis and report of neighborhood characteristics that influence the quality of childcare centers/preschools in North Carolina.
- Barbara Cooper
Secretary of Early Childhood Education
Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education - Pamela Truelove Walker
Senior Director
Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education - Tara Skiles
Professional Development Manager
Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education - Jean Allen
Innovative Projects and Assessment Administrator
Alabama Office of School Readiness - Cassandra Jackson
Educational Policy Consultant
Florida Department of Education Office of Early Learning - Melinda Webster
Manager, VPK Education Program, Policy and Accountability
Florida Department of Education Office of Early Learning - Hope Colle
Government Operations Consultant, VPK Education Program
Florida Department of Education Office of Early Learning - Cari Miller
Vice Chancellor for Literacy Achievement
Florida Department of Education Office of Early Learning - Julie Morrill
Literacy Program Manager
Striving Readers GA DOE - Lisa Albert
L4GA Program Specialist
L4GA - Caitlin Dooley, Ph.D.
Deputy Superintendent
Georgia Department of Education - Faith Duncan
Director of Field Operations
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) - Jill Dent, Ph.D.
Early Childhood Director
Office of Elementary Education and Reading, MS DOE - Tenette Smith
Director of Elementary Education and Reading
Mississippi Department of Education - Kristen Wells-Wynn
State Literacy Director
Mississippi Department of Education - Amy Rhyne
Director, Office of Early Learning
NC Department of Public Instruction - Tonia Parrish
Read to Achieve Section Chief
NC Department of Public Instruction - David Mathis
Deputy Superintendent, Division of College and Career Readiness
South Carolina Department of Education - Wendy Burgess
Team Leader, Office of Early Learning and Literacy College and Career Ready Division
South Carolina Department of Education - Lynn Kuykendall
Education Associate Early Learning
South Carolina Department of Education - Angela Compton
Education Associate Early Learning
South Carolina Department of Education
Contact
Sarah Hughes is the Southeast School Readiness Partnership Manager for REL Southeast and a Senior Research Associate at RMC Research Corporation. Her work has ranged from providing capacity-building technical assistance and support to state leaders to developing practical, hands-on materials related to early childhood education, early language and literacy, prekindergarten – 3rd grade approaches, school readiness and kindergarten transition, and standards alignment and implementation. She works with REL Southeast project leads from Florida State University, Marcia Kosanovich, Beth Phillips, and, Karli Willis, to support the Partnership.
What's Happening in the Alliance
Foundations in Emergent Literacy Instruction
Are Neighborhood Factors Associated with the Quality of Early Childhood Education in North Carolina?
Training Materials: Professional Learning Community: Emergent Literacy
Report: Neighborhood Influences on the Quality of Childcare Centers in North Carolina
Preparing Partners for the Emergent Literacy Professional Learning Communities Project
Developing Emergent Literacy Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
Preparing a School-Ready Child Series