Title: The Reading FirstOhio Center for Professional Development and Technical Assistance in Effective Read
1The Reading First-Ohio Centerfor Professional
Development and Technical Assistance in
Effective Reading InstructionCleveland State
University Dr. James SalzmanJohn Carroll
University Dr. Catherine RosemaryThe
University of Akron Dr. Lisa Lenhart
2This Professional Development Presentation was
funded by the US Department of Education, No
Child Left Behind Act, and the Ohio Department of
Education. It was developed by the Reading
First-Ohio Center for Professional Development
and Technical Assistance in Effective Reading
Instruction, a Consortium of Cleveland State
University, John Carroll University and The
University of Akron. All materials are copy
written and should not be reproduced or
used without permission of Reading First- Ohio
Center for Professional Development Technical
Assistance in Effective Reading
Instruction. Presentation Leaders James A.
Salzman, Cleveland State University, Catherine
Rosemary, John Carroll University, and Lisa
Lenhart, University of Akron
3Reading First Districts and Schools
Cohort 1 Cincinnati Public (3) Cleveland
Municipal (20) Conneaut Area City (4) Crooksville
Exempted Village (1) Dayton Public (5) Federal
Hocking Local (1) Lorain City (8) Springfield
City (3) Vinton County Local (6) Youngstown City
(4)
(4)
(7)
Cohort 3 Alexander Local (1) Belpre City
(2) Columbus City (10) Dayton View Academy
(1) Frontier Local (3) Lockland Local (1) Marion
City (7) Middletown City (6) New Boston Local
(1) New Lexington City (2) Portsmouth City
(3) Sandusky City (7) Southern Local (1)
(20)
(8)
(7)
(4)
(7)
(2)
?ODE
(10)
(5)
(2)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(5)
Cohort 2 Akron City (2) East Cleveland
(5) Jefferson Local (1) Toledo Public
(7) Trotwood-Madison (5) Western Local (1)
(6)
(3)
(1)
(6)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1)
4Professional Development
Reading First-Ohio Center for Professional
Development and Technical Assistance in
Effective Reading Instruction
Reading First Schools
Technical Assistance
5 Field Faculty
PD
- Provides professional development in RF Core
Curriculum to literacy specialists. - Conducts periodic site visits to monitor and
support RF Core Curriculum implementation. - Participates in research and evaluation
activities related to professional development. - Serves as advisor to RF building level teams on
matters of RF Core Curriculum.
6 Coaching Coordinator
PD
- Provides professional development in coaching to
mentor coaches. - Conducts periodic site visits to monitor and
support coaching implementation. - Serves as advisor to RF building level teams on
matters of coaching. - Participants in research and evaluation
activities related to professional development
for coaching.
7 Mentor Coach
PD
- Provides professional development to literacy
specialists on coaching. - Conducts on-site observations of literacy
specialists work with teachers. - Coordinates coaching work through RF building
level teams. - Participates in research and evaluation
activities.
8 Regional Consultant
PD
- Provides consulting services to districts and
- schools in the areas of
- Program Monitoring and District Compliance with
Ohios Grant to USDE - Technical Assistance and Support around Program
Implementation for District Coordinators - Support for PD at data summits and other RF-O
offerings, as well as within regions (e.g., book
talks for principals)
9 Data Administrator
PD
- Provides services to districts, schools and the
center in the areas of - Implementing evaluation activities
- Analyzing results of data collection
- Reporting results to various stakeholders
- Providing TA for districts and schools on
evaluation questions and issues