Footsteps2Brilliance’s Chief Impact Officer, Penny Reinart, gives a guided tour of the Footsteps2Brilliance platform sharing its features and benefits. This demonstration also discusses the various implementation methods the curriculum can be used in each of the tiers of an MTSS model. You’ll also explore how family, home, and community connections are strengthened.
Learn how San Mateo-Foster City School District in California, under the leadership of Superintendent Diego Ochoa, has designed and implemented an innovative collective impact model using Footsteps2Brilliance to create early literacy partnerships with their families and completely reinvent family communication and collaboration to ensure Kindergarten readiness for ALL.
Nearly one in four students in the U.S. speaks a language other than English at home. How does the Science of Reading measure up for this growing population of learners?
Kathy Maximov, Chief Academic Officer at Footsteps2Brilliance shares seven strategies that must be in place for effective second language literacy instruction. Learn about practical tools to help you select aligned resources and conduct classroom observations.
Footsteps2Brilliance leaders Dr. Greg Spencer, VP Bilingual Literacy & Math Initiatives and Dennis Muizers, former Asst. Supt. and VP of Literacy & Leadership lead a robust discussion with Michael P. West, Colusa County Supt. of Schools and Krystal Lomanto, San Benito County Supt. of Schools in a robust discussion of how they have successfully implemented large scale initiatives, like Footsteps2Brilliance, to ensure significant impact on academic growth and community support in the area of literacy.
