EVENT PROGRAM
PLAN YOUR PATH
PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS
March 6, 2026
8:30 AM TO 12:30 PM
COMMUNITY SITE VISITS
Our Friday morning site visits will highlight literacy and learning in Oakland schools. Join us for learning walks and discussions. Site visits are open to all registered Literacy & Justice for All Symposium attendees, and seats are extremely limited.
This opportunity is exclusively offered to registered attendees. If you haven't registered yet for the symposium, please start here: www.literacyandjusticeforall.org/register2026
1 PM TO 3:30 PM
LUNCH AND LEARN
Facilitated by Lead by Learning
What's keeping you up at night as a literacy leader? This lunch and learn session creates space to name your most pressing questions, engage in collaboration with fellow educators and leaders, and clarify thinking to support this school year and prepare for the next. Come ready to think, share, and leave with greater clarity about your learning goals for the symposium and your system.
4:30 TO 6:30 PM
OPENING RECEPTION
Join us for an opening reception with networking, youth performances, and a fireside chat with Carmita Seeman, Founder and CEO of Surge Institute, and Sanam Jorjani, Executive Director of Oakland Literacy Coalition. Seats are limited, pre-registration is required.
SYMPOSIUM DAY
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
OPENING PLENARY
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Achieving Equitable Literacy:
The Science of Reading and the Science of Learning
as Co-Conspirators in Practice