Structured Literacy Leadership: What Administrators Need to Know!

The Pennsylvania Department of Education is pleased to announce the following training opportunity:

Structured Literacy Leadership: What Administrators Need to Know!

Dates/Times/Locations
There are 18-hours of required in-person training that will be on-site. There are another 12-hours of job-embedded and asynchronous learning that is done on your own. See specifics below.

PaTTAN CENTRAL (attendance at all in-person dates is required)
October 8, 2025 – 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
October 28, 2025 – 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
December 4, 2025 – 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
January 6, 2026 – 8:45 AM to 12 PM

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Asynchronous - 3 hours
Job Embedded -9 hours

The purpose of the course, Structured Literacy Leadership: What Administrators Need to Know!, is to ensure that leaders deepen their understanding of the Act 55, Chapter 49 legislative requirements defined in PA code 49.1 regarding the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy and that they are better prepared to lead and support their staff in increasing reading achievement for all students, particularly diverse learners. This training will outline and review leading research in literacy, identify big ideas in reading instruction, and assist education leaders to analyze their core reading program and make determinations about instructional gaps in their current literacy program. In addition, leaders will be able to understand the importance and be able to evaluate how teachers and systems leverage efficient instructional practices including explicit instruction to improve outcomes for students within a Structured Literacy Framework. Finally, the training will help school leaders understand Structured Literacy within an MTSS framework, through assessment and instruction, in response to students’ needs and increasing support for students with below grade level skills.

Presenters: PaTTAN Consultants

Credit: PIL/Act 45

Cost: There is no cost for this course.

Required Textbook: Those accepted to participate will be required to purchase the course textbook: Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching, by Anita L. Archer and Charles A. Hughes

Registration Information:

Candidates must complete an application and be approved to register for the course. Deadline for application submission Is Thursday, September 18, 2025. Due to limited capacity, not all applicants will be selected to participate. All applicants will be notified via email of their status by Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/mvypNHYu21Xdj5xH7

For content related information and questions, please contact Nichole Kopco at Nkopco@pattan.net or 717-901-2281.

For general registration information and questions, please contact Kelly Kapp at kkapp@pattan.net or 717-901-2271.