WV Leaders of Literacy:
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Partnerships: Ensuring a Transformative System of Support for Early Literacy
In addition to support from the Office of Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and the West Virginia Board of Education, the WV Leaders
of Literacy: Campaign for GLR includes multiple partners to assist with the development and implementation of the
Transformative System of Support for Early Literacy.
WV Department of Education Offices Actively Engaged in the WV Leaders of Literacy: Campaign for Grade-Level Reading:
Office of Early Learning
Office of Special Education
Office of Assessment
Office of Middle and Secondary Learning
Office of Data Management and Analysis
Office of Research, Accountability, and Data Governance
Office of Federal Programs
Office of Student and School Support
Office of Educator Effectiveness and Licensure
Office of Innovation, Workforce Development, and Support
Local, Regional, State, and National Partners Actively Engaged:
All 55 WV Counties
All 8 WV RESAs
RESA 3’s Teacher Lab Project
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Early Care and Education
West Virginia Head Start State Collaboration Office (Head Start and Early Head Start)
West Virginia Birth to Three
Early Childhood Advisory Council of West Virginia
The Education Alliance (Born Learning)
Save the Children
Read Aloud West Virginia
Imagination Library (West Virginia Department of Education and The Arts)
Partners in Community Outreach
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition (Parents as Mentors)
West Virginia Reading Association
June Harless Center for Rural Education and Research
Marshall University’s College of Education and Professional Development
National Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Attendance Works
National Summer Learning Program
National Institute for Early Education Research
National Governor’s Association
In addition to the partners identified above, County Grade-Level Teams have individually identified numerous additional partners,
including but not limited to: additional extended day and/or year learning programs, community programs, libraries, institutions of
higher education, businesses, local governmental agencies, etc…
For additional information, visit http://wvde.state.wv.us/leaders-of-literacy/ or email Monica DellaMea, Executive Director, WVDE
Office of Early Learning, at mdellamea@k12.wv.us.