EDUCATE began out of a moral obligation to support educators (nationally and internationally) with an easy, doable way to structure the MOST IMPORTANT instruction, Tier 1. Teaching, leading, and learning is hard enough; and, without a CLEAR Tier 1 strategy - I believe it is impossible. MTSS systems are destined for failure if educators are not provided a helpful way to teach their K-12 Tier 1 literacy block. 

As a first grade teacher I was desperate to figure out how people learned to read, write, and communicate well. Sitting on Superintendent’s Cabinet, I was desperate to figure out how to shift a district from a Balanced Literacy to Structured Literacy approach. My 20+ years of public education, research lab experience, and continuous self study have all contributed to this moment in time.

I am Educate's Co-Founder and President --  in pursuit of partnering with ambitious, visionary leaders and teachers who are also in pursuit of the right to read and write for the world's K-12 scholars. After all, they are the future.

I hold a doctorate from the University of Washington, was a former national LETRS trainer, am the current President of The Reading League (Washington), and sat on the International Dyslexia Association Executive Board for WA, MT, and Idaho. I author and provide Tier I solutions through professional learning and products. 

YOU are WELCOME here, good human.  

Staci