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2025-26 Joyful Literacy Community of Practice

Join us for a four-session Joyful Literacy Community of Practice shaped by your needs and designed to deepen your skills and expand your toolkit for joyful, culturally affirming literacy instruction in early learning settings. This series is open exclusively to educators who have previously attended the Joyful Literacy Institute or Saturday Academy.

Session Dates & Format

• Wednesday, October 29 | 6:00–8:00 PM | In-person (Dinner provided)

• Wednesday, January 21 | 6:00–8:00 PM | Virtual

• Wednesday, March 18 | 6:00–8:00 PM | Virtual

• Wednesday, May 6 | 6:00–8:00 PM | In-person (Dinner provided)

What to Expect

In these four interactive sessions, participants will help to create the content based on their needs in implementing the Joyful Literacy materials. Sessions will build on their knowledge from previous Joyful Literacy professional development to explore:

• Interactive read-alouds using culturally affirming storybooks

• Oral language development and vocabulary enrichment

• Social-emotional growth through storytelling and discussion

• Creative expression through play, writing, and the arts

• Strategies for year-round literacy integration in early learning environments

Eligibility & Stipend

• Open only to alumni of the Joyful Literacy Institute or Saturday Academy

• Stipend: $200 for attending all four sessions (no partial stipends)

• Cost: Free to participate

• Space is limited

Questions?

Email SacE3@scoe.net for more information.

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Starts: 10/29/2025
Sessions: 1
Pricing: $0
Location: DPMEC
Mather Room
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather CA 95655
Status: 0 open seats left
Class Size: 60 seats

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Sacramento Countywide Inclusion Academy for Teams- Year 2

Increasing meaningful, effective, and inclusive school experiences for students with disabilities requires an organization-wide vision, commitment, and careful planning focused on shifting educational policies, practices, and culture. This interactive series is designed for LEA teams to address key factors that can influence successful organization-wide transformation efforts resulting in greater inclusion and belonging for every student.

Participants will:

-Identify multi-disciplinary (GenEd & SpEd) leadership team participants who will collectively cultivate and refine inclusive policies, practices and systems.

-Calibrate understanding, language, and collective responsibility for dismantling ableist mindsets, policies, and practices.

-Identify, upack, and analyze data to create a culture of shared accountability.

Ideal Teams Include:

-Superintendent/Asst.

-Superintendent/Director of Curriculum and Instruction

-Asst. Superintendent/Director of Special Education

-Curriculum Specialists

-Program and or Inclusion Specialists

-Personnel Administrator

This is academy will be held on two different days Friday, January 16 and Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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Starts: 1/16/2026
Sessions: 0
Pricing: $0
Location: Conference Center
3661 Whitehead Street, Suite 100
Mather CA 95655
Status: 120 open seats left
Class Size: 120 seats