Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM EST

Location: Double Tree by Hilton Hotel
4500 West Cypress, Tampa, Florida 33607

Description: The goals for this event are to (a) engage stakeholders in dialogue pertaining to school readiness, (b) share infographics containing evidence-based resources that support school readiness, and (c) discuss potential obstacles impacting school readiness and identify potential solutions for these obstacles.

Research Alliance: Improving Literacy Research Alliance

Audience: The primary audience will include the superintendent of Hillsborough County Schools, school board members, district-level staff, school-level teacher leaders, and community partners.

Speakers: Jeff Eakins
Superintendent, Hillsborough County Public Schools

Tamara P. Shamburger
Chair, School Board, Hillsborough County Public Schools

Barbara Foorman, Ph. D.
Director, REL Southeast

Nicole Patton Terry, Ph.D.
Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) at Florida State University (FSU)

Melinda Webster
Office of Early Learning, Florida Department of Education

Marcia Kosanovich
REL Southeast

Karli Willis
Florida Center for Reading Research at FSU

Tracye Brown
Assistant Superintendent for Academic Support and Federal Programs, Hillsborough County Public Schools