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Melvina Phillips, Ed. D. EXPERTISE:

Adolescent Literacy, Response to Intervention (RtI), School Leadership, Systemic School Change
Melvina gained expertise in adolescent literacy while working as instructional leader at Discovery Middle School of Madison, Alabama. Together with staff members, she designed a literacy initiative from the latest research and from best literacy practices in the field. While working with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, she provided workshops and other literacy leadership opportunities to support school leaders across the nation. During her years spent in the field, Melvina has noted a dramatic increase in literacy focus at the middle and high school level a change from the prior notion that literacy was mainly in the realm of elementary schools. Now, she notes, while there is still much work to be done to embed literacy into instructional practices, educators understand that literacy must be at the center of all school improvement planning efforts and that literacy instructional practices encourage learning of the more complex content students get in middle and high school. As a member of the PCG Education team, Melvinas education experiences have provided the opportunity to support efforts of the Nashville and Charlotte PCG Education staffs to map current RtI practices in Memphis City Schools and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to inform the development of EDplan, PCG Educations RtI management system. She also provides literacy leadership support for state, district, and school leadership teams.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Books Irvin, J. Meltzer, J., Mickler, J., Phillips, M. & Dean, N. (2008). Meeting the challenge of adolescent literacy: Practical ideas for literacy leaders. International Reading Association: Newark, DE. Phillips, M. (2005). Creating a culture of literacy: A guide for middle and high school principals. National Association of Secondary School Principals: Reston, VA. Articles Meltzer, J. & Phillips, M. (2008). Designing effective content-literacy professional development. In Perspective by Project AdLIT-Advancing Adolescent Literacy Instruction Together (http://www.ohiorc.org/adlit) by The Ohio Resource Center. All rights reserved. Phillips, M. (2007). Whats a principal to do? Leading for Literacy: A Compendium for Successful Leadership in Adolescent Literacy, 1215. Available online at: http://www.ohiorc.org/orc_documents/orc/ prodevelopment/documents/lfl_0207/lfl_compendium.pdf Phillips, M. (2006). Literacy: A key factor for breakthrough status. Principal Leadership. (June 2006) Phillips, M. (2004). A community of writers. Principal Leadership, 5. (33-37). Phillips, M. (2003). Going for broke: 100% literacy. Principal Leadership, 3. (22-28). Phillips, M. (2002). Big brother and the national reading curriculum [Review of the book Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum]. NASSP Bulletin, 86. (70-73) Phillips, M. (2002). Middle schools capitalize on the reading/writing connection. Michigan Middle School Journal, 27. 5-7. Meltzer, J., Phillips, M., & Kutno, S. (2010). Practical ideas and promising practices for effective district Response to Instruction/ Intervention (RtI) initiatives: Data use issues to consider. A PCG Education White Paper. Boston: Public Consulting Group. Available online: http://www.publicconsultinggroup.com

EXPERIENCE AND HONORS

Melvina has been actively engaged with education since 1970. During her career, she has served as classroom teacher, district coordinator, school administrator, NASSP Literacy and Professional Development Practitioner, and PCG Senior Associate. Her rich educational experiences provided the opportunity to work with other educators to plan innovative approaches for development of programs that have resulted in increased student performance and achievement. Twice, programs she coordinated were recognized by the U. S. Department of Education as Exemplary Programs, and while administrator at Discovery Middle, the school was selected as an Alabama Reading Initiative Literacy Demonstration site. She received proclamations for innovative educational programs from two governors of the state of Alabama. Melvinas personal interest and pride in her heritage and commitment to education led to opportunities to serve as a consultant to various organizations, including the Smithsonians American History Museum, Early Works Museum, Burritt Museum, and DAR. She was honored to serve as Alabamas delegate to the White House Conference on Indian Education in 1990.

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