Dear Colleagues, The members of the National Coalition for Literacy Board and I are looking forward to seeing you at the NCL Members' Meeting that is coming up on Thursday, May 18. The meeting will take place at the Washington offices of the American Library Association, 1615 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC. We will start at 9 AM and conclude at about 4 PM. The NCL will provide breakfast and lunch for everyone. The draft agenda for the meeting is below. At lunch time we will also honor Emily Sheketoff (American Library Association) and Tony Sarmiento (Senior Service America) for their outstanding work and longtime service to the field. Please let me know by return email whether or not you expect to attend. We'll have phone conferencing capability for those who want to call in. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you. Cordially, Deborah Deborah Kennedy Principal, Key Words President, National Coalition for Literacy office: 202-364-1964 mobile: 202-363-3684 www.key-words.us www.national-coalition-literacy.org DRAFT AGENDA (topics listed in no particular order -- sequence TBD) The overall focus for the day is mutual communication about our advocacy work, ways we can reinforce one another's efforts, and messages/themes/recommendations that we share and want to promote. A. Opening: Greeting and Introductions Each person introduces self and states one key initiative/activity that their organization is doing/has recently done/is planning B. Content area topics: for each of these, there will be a brief presentation followed by discussion. For each, the objective is to share information on how the topic relates to each organization's work; identify ways in which advocacy efforts can reference/include that topic; and identify the outlines of any policy recommendations that each organization might then roll into its advocacy messaging as appropriate. The actual sequence for these topics will depend on the availability of the presenters. Topic 1: Adult schools, including adult charter schools Brief presentation followed by discussion. We will be joined by Liza McFadden, David Rosen, and representatives from some DC-based adult charters. Topic 2: Career/Technical Education (and Integrated Education & Training) Brief presentation followed by discussion. We will be joined by a representative from the Ass'n for Career and Technical Education and possibly by business/industry representatives. Topic 3: Family literacy Brief presentation followed by discussion. We will be joined by Josh Cramer, vice president of the National Center for Families Learning, and representatives of the Goodling Institute. C. Other topics Topic 4: Update on USED / OCTAE initiatives and WIOA implementation. We have invited Kim Ford and Cheryl Keenan to join us. Topic 5: The House Adult Literacy Caucus This discussion will focus on how NCL can work with the caucus most effectively, and how our members can promote caucus membership. We may be joined by one or more Hill staffers, depending on availability.

Hi Deborah: It's on my calendar. I am looking forward to it. Just an FYI, I will be wearing two hats: AALPD and MAACCE. In case you had not heard, Heather Ritchie had her baby girl, Rowan. Photo attached. *Cynthia Campbell, Ed.D.* www.linkedin.com/in/goldapple/ https://twitter.com/CMCampbellGA On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 10:16 AM, Deborah Kennedy < deborah.kennedy@key-words.us> wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > The members of the National Coalition for Literacy Board and I are looking > forward to seeing you at the NCL Members' Meeting that is coming up on > Thursday, May 18. The meeting will take place at the Washington offices of > the American Library Association, 1615 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, > DC. We will start at 9 AM and conclude at about 4 PM. The NCL will provide > breakfast and lunch for everyone. > > The draft agenda for the meeting is below. At lunch time we will also > honor Emily Sheketoff (American Library Association) and Tony Sarmiento > (Senior Service America) for their outstanding work and longtime service to > the field. > > Please let me know by return email whether or not you expect to attend. > We'll have phone conferencing capability for those who want to call in. > Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you. > > Cordially, > > > *Deborah* > > Deborah Kennedy > Principal, Key Words > President, National Coalition for Literacy > > office: 202-364-1964 <(202)%20364-1964> > mobile: 202-363-3684 <(202)%20363-3684> > > www.key-words.us > www.national-coalition-literacy.org > > > DRAFT AGENDA (topics listed in no particular order -- sequence TBD) > > The overall focus for the day is mutual communication about our advocacy > work, ways we can reinforce one another's efforts, and messages/themes/recommendations > that we share and want to promote. > > A. Opening: Greeting and Introductions > > Each person introduces self and states one key initiative/activity that > their organization is doing/has recently done/is planning > > > B. Content area topics: for each of these, there will be a brief > presentation followed by discussion. For each, the objective is to share > information on how the topic relates to each organization's work; identify > ways in which advocacy efforts can reference/include that topic; and > identify the outlines of any policy recommendations that each organization > might then roll into its advocacy messaging as appropriate. The actual > sequence for these topics will depend on the availability of the presenters. > > Topic 1: Adult schools, including adult charter schools > > Brief presentation followed by discussion. We will be joined by Liza > McFadden, David Rosen, and representatives from some DC-based adult > charters. > > Topic 2: Career/Technical Education (and Integrated Education & Training) > > Brief presentation followed by discussion. We will be joined by a > representative from the Ass'n for Career and Technical Education and > possibly by business/industry representatives. > > Topic 3: Family literacy > > Brief presentation followed by discussion. We will be joined by Josh > Cramer, vice president of the National Center for Families Learning, and > representatives of the Goodling Institute. > > C. Other topics > > Topic 4: Update on USED / OCTAE initiatives and WIOA implementation. We > have invited Kim Ford and Cheryl Keenan to join us. > > Topic 5: The House Adult Literacy Caucus > > This discussion will focus on how NCL can work with the caucus most > effectively, and how our members can promote caucus membership. We may be > joined by one or more Hill staffers, depending on availability. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list > Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/ > mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org >