As the 2014–2015 school year comes to a close, we are delighted to share details on what surely ranks as one of the year’s highlights: our visit to R. L. Stevenson Elementary in Merritt Island, Florida for the school’s first LDC Demonstration Day. In Year 2 of their LDC journey, Stevenson educators—led by Principal Michael Corneau and Assistant Principal Rick Sheppard—stand as shining examples of what it really means to “walk the walk.”
A hands-on instructional leader, who was first exposed to LDC during an initial orientation and training presented by the National Literacy Project/Florida Academic Literacy Network in summer 2013, Michael has guided his teachers in developing rigorous and relevant standards-based lessons that comprise a literacy-saturated curriculum.