Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 through Grade 3

Register now for the Summer 2026 Literacy Launch Institutes being offered in June, July, and August! Literacy Launch Institutes offers 4 days of differentiated professional learning for Massachusetts educators.

To learn more about institute dates, locations, tracks, and registration details, visit the Literacy Launch Institutes website — the central hub for all educator registration and program information.

Additional Opportunities through Literacy Launch Institutes

Follow-up Coaching from HILL & RMC

Eligible* school and district-based teams may apply for a series of onsite coaching with a customized plan to extend the learning from the Institutes.

*Eligibility Snapshot
School Team: 50% of a school's early literacy educators have attended an Institute

For updates and announcements about this opportunity, visit the Coaching tab on the Literacy Launch Institutes website .

For Principals & Administrators

See the Literacy Launch Institutes Overview for Administrators for details on:

Summer Institute options that do not require release time
Follow-up coaching opportunity and eligibility

The PRISM 1 grant will support educators in implementing and sustaining evidence-based, culturally and linguistically sustaining practices, systems, and structures to achieve high and equitable rates of literacy proficiency, including, strong tier one instruction based on high-quality instructional materials, and responsive supports for students who have additional needs within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS).

FY26 PRISM I Continuation Request for Proposals (RFP) — Applications Closed

PRISM I Request for Proposals (RFP) — Applications Closed

Congratulations to the PRISM 1 Districts!

Brockton Public Schools
Framingham Public Schools
Gateway Regional School District, in partnership with Farmington River Regional School District
Haverhill Public Schools
Holyoke Public Schools
Lynn Public Schools
Nashoba Regional School District
New Bedford Public Schools
Northborough Public Schools, in partnership with Southborough Public Schools
Norwood Public Schools
Peabody Public Schools
Salem Public Schools
Stoneham Public Schools

PRISM II and PRISM III grant programs will support LEAs in evaluating, selecting, launching, and implementing high quality instructional materials for grades PreK–3 (PRISM II) and grades 4–12 (PRISM III). Both grants are intended to empower educators to create inspiring, engaging experiences for every student with materials and instruction that make a difference.

PRISM II: PreK–Grade 3 Request for Proposal — Applications Closed

PRISM III: Grades 4–12 Request for Proposal — Applications Closed

PRISM 2

Congratulations to PRISM 2 Awarded Districts!

Abington Public School District
Berkshire Hills Public School District
Bi-County Collaborative (BICO)
Billerica Public School District
Boxford Public School District
Burlington Public School District
Community Day Public Charter School
Concord Public School District
Easthampton Public School District
Greenfield Public School District
Holliston Public School District
Hudson Public School District
Kingston Public School District
Lincoln Public School District
Lowell Public School District
Mansfield Public School District
Martha's Vineyard Public School District
Medway Public School District
Methuen Public School District
Milford Public School District
Monomoy Regional School District
Nantucket Public School District
New Salem-Wendell Public School District
Pittsfield Public School District
Plympton Public School District
Sharon Public School District
Silver Lake Public School District
Somerset Public School District
Uxbridge Public School District
Wayland Public School District
Weston Public School District

PRISM 3

Congratulations to PRISM 3 Awarded Districts!

ACCEPT Educational Collaborative
Attleboro Public School District
Barnstable Public School District
Bi-County Collaborative (BICO)
Easthampton Public School District
Everett Public School District
Gateway Regional School District
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School District
Haverhill Public School District
Hudson Public School District
Lowell Public School District
Milford Public School District
Northampton Public School District
Somerville Public School District
Spencer East-Brookfield Regional School District
Ware Public School District