Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 through Grade 3

Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 through Grade 3 is sponsored by Massachusetts Executive Office of Education. A multi-year initiative to transform early literacy systems in public schools and community-based preschool programs across Massachusetts.

Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 through Grade 3 - Center for Instructional Support Select language, current language English Center for Instructional Support Culturally & Linguistically Sustaining Practices Curriculum Ratings by Teachers CURATE Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics STEM Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 through Grade 3 Welcome to Literacy Launch!

Explore available opportunities and grants below. Literacy Launch Institutes Literacy Launch Institutes provide four days of differentiated professional learning for educators serving students from preschool through grade 3.

The Institutes equip educators with evidence-based early literacy practices that celebrate students' cultural and linguistic strengths and help more students become confident readers and writers by the end of grade 3. During Summer 2026, DESE hosted five Literacy Launch Institutes across Massachusetts, serving approximately 1,000 educators. Additional Institutes will be offered throughout the 2026–2027 school year.

Ready to join us? Visit the Literacy Launch Institutes website —the central hub for all educator registration and program information-to learn about upcoming Institutes, join the mailing list, and stay up to date on new dates, locations, and registration opportunities. Additional Opportunities through Literacy Launch Institutes Follow-up Coaching from HILL — Accepting Applications!

Eligible* school teams may apply for a series of onsite coaching with a customized plan to extend the learning from the Institutes. School Team: 50% of a school's early literacy educators have attended an Institute For more information about this opportunity and to apply, visit the Coaching tab on the Literacy Launch Institutes website .

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).

FY27 PRISM I Continuation Request for Proposals (RFP) — Applications Closed FY26 PRISM I Continuation Request for Proposals (RFP) — Applications Closed PRISM I Request for Proposals (RFP) — Applications Closed Congratulations to the PRISM 1 Districts!

Framingham Public Schools Gateway Regional School District, in partnership with Farmington River Regional School District Nashoba Regional School District New Bedford Public Schools Northborough Public Schools, in partnership with Southborough Public Schools PRISM 2 and PRISM 3 — Cohort 1 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 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 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 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 PRISM 2 and PRISM 3 — Cohort 2 PRISM II and PRISM III Cohort 2 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 Cohort 2: PreK–Grade 3 Request for Proposal — Applications Closed PRISM III Cohort 2: Grades 4–12 Request for Proposal — Applications Closed Congratulations to PRISM 2 Cohort 2 Awarded Districts!

Ashland Public School District Bedford Public School District Berkley Public School District Berlin-Boylston Regional School District Braintree Public School District Brookline Public School District Canton Public School District Chelsea Public School District Dover Public School District Everett Public School District Fall River Public School District Groton-Dunstable Regional School District Hatfield Public School District Hoosac Valley Regional School District Leominster Public School District Lowell Public School District Lunenburg Public School District Maynard Public School District Mendon-Upton Regional School District Monson Public School District Natick Public School District North Reading Public School District Norwood Public School District Old Rochester Regional School District Quabbin Regional School District Randolph Public School District Rockland Public School District Sharon Public School District Sherborn Public School District South Shore Education Collaborative Southbridge Public School District Ware Public School District Wellesley Public School District Westborough Public School District Westwood Public School District Winchendon Public School District Congratulations to PRISM 3 Cohort 2 Awarded Districts!

Baystate Academy Charter Public School (in Springfield) Brockton Public School District Gill-Montague Regional School District Haverhill Public School District Lawrence Public School District Lowell Public School District Medford Public School District Methuen Public School District Monson Public School District Pittsfield Public School District Quaboag Regional School District Randolph Public School District Rockland Public School District Salem Public School District Southbridge Public School District Springfield Public School District (Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership) Taunton Public School District Woburn Public School District Worcester Public School District Learn more about Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 through Grade 3 Last Updated: September 25, 2026 This link will take you to an external website which may or may not be accessible and WCAG 2.

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