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Welcome to the LCF CoP and Open Office Hours

The Local Certified Facilitator Communities of Practice (LCF CoP) provides information about READ Act Professional Development and offers opportunities for collaboration with other local certified facilitators. To best serve our region and align with the state's Regional Literacy Network, we're excited to offer two options for our Local Certified Facilitator Communities of Practice:

  1. Virtual Option: A one-hour virtual session focused on Regional Literacy Network content.
  2. In Person Option: This session includes the statewide Regional Literacy Network content plus regional networking, sharing best practices, and problem-solving. These 4-hour sessions will be held in-person at SWWC in Marshall. 

For more information contact SWWC's COMPASS Regional Literacy Coaches:
Ginny Sorenson; ginny.sorenson@swwc.org
Shannon Gossen; shannon.gossen@swwc.org

2026 Dates

Dates Time Title Location
Tuesday, January 6 2pm - 3pm Virtual CoP: The Importance of MnMTSS and Systems Change as a Facilitator Virtual - Zoom
Thursday, January 8 9am - 2pm In Person CoP: The Importance of MnMTSS and Systems Change as a Facilitator
  • Implementation Ideas for Paraprofessionals
  • Book Study: MTSS for Reading Improvement
  • Part 2: Engineering a Robust System of Support
  • Ch. 4 Foundations of MTSS

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Tuesday, February 3 2pm - 3pm Virtual CoP: Supporting Beyond Training - Engaging Teachers in Change Virtual - Zoom
Thursday, February 5 9am - 2pm In Person CoP: Supporting Beyond Training - Engaging Teachers in Change
  • Coaching Adult Learners
  • Book Study: MTSS for Reading Improvement
  • Part 2: Engineering a Robust System of Support
  • Ch. 5 Teaming to Support Reading Improvement
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Thursday, March 5 2pm - 3pm Virtual CoP: Secondary Training Virtual - Zoom
Tuesday, March 10 9am - 2pm In Person CoP: Secondary Training
  • Supporting MLL
  • Book Study: MTSS for Reading Improvement
  • Part 3: Enabling Educators to Improve Reading Outcomes
  • Ch. 6 Using Data to Drive Tier 1 Reading Instruction for All Students
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Tuesday, April 7 9am - 2pm In Person CoP: Looking at Data to Support Teachers
  • Recent Research on Effective Instruction
  • Book Study: MTSS for Reading Improvement
  • Part 3: Enabling Educators to Improve Reading Outcomes
  • Ch. 7 Using Data to Drive Tier 2 and Tier 3 Reading Instruction for Some Students
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Thursday, April 9 2pm - 3pm Virtual CoP: Looking at Data to Support Teachers Virtual - Zoom
Wednesday, May 6 9am - 2pm In Person CoP: Where to Find It and How to Evaluate Quality
  • Reflection and Looking Ahead for Continuous Improvement
  • Book Study: MTSS for Reading Improvement
  • Part 3: Enabling Educators to Improve Reading Outcomes
  • Ch. 8 Improving and Intensifying the Three-Tiered Model for Reading Results
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Thursday, May 7 2pm - 3pm Virtual CoP: Where to Find It and How to Evaluate Quality Virtual - Zoom
Tuesday, June 2 2pm - 3pm Open Office Hours Virtual - Zoom