School Partnerships
Launch a literacy transformation journey in your community with a School Partnership. Our process guides you from evaluation through implementation, so you can build and sustain a culture of literacy.
Revolutionizing literacy instruction
Schools need literacy practices that work.
Low test scores
Teacher burnout
Accreditation worries
We’ve met exhausted teachers and frustrated school leaders who are at their wit’s end as they search for literacy tools and resources that work.
Your school deserves better.
Evidence-based resources for excellence
Root Literacy Design knows that our students and educators need evidence-based instruction in the science of reading so that students are positioned for success in school and beyond.
Over the last four years, we’ve successfully served eight schools and hundreds of educators to help them assess their literacy needs and develop a plan to begin addressing them.
Partner with us and see:
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Higher test scores
Academic outcomes improve as students finally progress through content and curriculum
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Happier teachers
Educator turnover decreases as they recapture the joy of teaching
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Confident students
Students graduate with the skills they need to lead productive lives
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“[Your team is] personable, open, able to answer questions with experience, has lots of expertise, and creates an environment of trust, honesty, and vulnerability.”
Kate Cushing,
Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, Humanities -
"Once we developed our collective way, we had a momentum and a power behind us as a team. And it became much more than the 'Right to Read says you must' and more 'What do our students need?'"
Brandee Lapisky,
K-8 Director -
"We've seen a lot of growth in foundational reading skills with students receiving interventions. We now have a more robust knowledge as a staff of what the science of reading looks like and what it can look like at the secondary level."
Genevieve (Vivi) Schultz,
High School Principal -
"I appreciate how everything is custom and tailored for our school. Root Literacy Design acknowledged our reality and worked to build things that work in our context."
Molly Tracy-Harris,
K-5 Reading Specialist
How It Works
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Choose your package
Start your school’s literacy transformation journey
School Partnership Packages
Choose one of our three packages to fit your needs and budget.
PACKAGE 3 | Sustain
Literacy Audit +
Literacy Action Plan +
Literacy Roles and Responsibilities
Starting at $43,000
*Note: On-site observations are not required and may be provided at an additional cost for each package.
Partnership packages: what’s included
We can discuss which package is the best fit for your school during our call.
For now, you can read through the descriptions below.
Literacy Audit
Our literacy audit is a comprehensive evaluation of a school or district’s evidence-based literacy knowledge and practices, designed to identify strengths and areas for improvement. In this essential first step, we administer a survey, conduct interviews and observations, and analyze data & materials. All teaching staff, coaches, and administrators are included.
The audit helps to provide a roadmap for developing and implementing effective literacy systems.
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Curriculum & instructional materials within all tiered settings & content areas to determine their alignment with evidence-based practices
The effectiveness of instructional practices, including teaching strategies and the use of formative and summative assessments
The quality and effectiveness of professional development for all educators
The school’s leadership & organization’s structures, including MTSS, that support literacy implementation
The effectiveness of support and engagement provided to families
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A customized audit report with key findings and recommendations that identify your school’s strengths and improvement areas in literacy and inform your next steps.
One meeting, up to one hour, to discuss the findings in detail and ensure you have a clear understanding of the recommendations.
Literacy Action Plan
Using your Literacy Audit as the springboard, we work with you to build a clear plan to guide your school’s literacy strategy for years to come.
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Leadership
Professional Learning
Assessment
Instruction
Family Engagement
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A Literacy Action Plan tailored to your school.
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Literacy Roles & Responsibilities
We’ll work with you to outline the roles & responsibilities of all educators in your school and create established lines of communication to support your literacy work.
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A customized outline of each educator’s literacy responsibilities in your school.
A Literacy Action Plan with roles & responsibilities assigned for each action step.
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We guarantee your satisfaction.
If you're not completely satisfied within the first 30 days of partnering with us, we'll refund your full investment. That’s how committed we are to your success.