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 Founded in 2001, with a generous grant from the Hanson family (Glenn, Krista and Dale Hanson), the HILL was created to help address the disparities in achievement for all readers.
The HILL started within the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders graduate program of the MGH Institute of Health Professions, an academic affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital, and since has grown to work in hundreds of schools nationwide.
Hill Timeline
School Year 2001-2002
- Founded: January 2001
- Sighed 3 MA school partnerships to get started
- Conducted outreach training at Blue Hill Avenue Early Education Center, in Roxbury, MA
School Year 2002-2003
- Signed 3 additional school-wide partnerships; trained teachers in 12 regions
- Signed MA Department of Education - 94 Reading First Schools, 42 Districts serving 25,000 K-3 students and 26 John Silber Schools
- Launched 3 professional development series:
- MA state-wide Title I summer institute for Middle & High School teachers in Hyannis, MA
- Leadership Training for MA Principals in Boston, MA
- HILL school-wide model training for 22 consultants in Boston, MA
- Conducted / published research on improving teaching reading & writing to students with learning disabilities including:
School Year 2003-2004
- Expanded to schools in MD, CT, MS; signed additional contracts in MA
- Trained teachers in 7 MA & NJ regions
- Launched professional development series for:
School Year 2004-2005
- Continued signing school contracts in MD, CT, MA, MS
- Trained additional teachers in 10 regions in MA & NJ
- Generated professional development session:
- Coaches / Leadership Training in Boston, MA
School Year 2005-2006
School Year 2006-2007
- Generated professional development session:
- Coaches/Leadership Training Boston, MA
School Year 2007-2008
School Year 2008-2009
- Partner with COEs in GA, RI & CA
- Signed 8 contracts in RI, MA & NH
- Teacher training in 5 NH & MA schools
- Participated in DIBELS National Conference in Albuquerque, NM & Arkansas Department of Education Reading First Conference in Little Rock, AK
- Generated 3 professional development sessions:
- Coaches/Leadership/DIBELS Training Boston MA
- Facilitator Training Boston, MA
- Presented at Sopris West Publishing Company’s Summer Institute in Virginia Beach, VA:
School Year 2009-2010
- Partnered with COEs in GA, RI and CA
- Signed 6 contracts in RI, MA & NH
- Outreach Training in 5 MA schools
- Presented at LETRS Summit Sopris West Publishing Company New Orleans, LA:
- Generated 2 professional development sessions
- Coaches/Leadership/DIBELS Training Boston MA
- Facilitator Training Boston, MA
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“The HILL was created to give the gift of literacy to children. That gift gives children hope — hope for success in school, hope for achieving their dreams, hope for a better future.”
“The HILL is poised to make obsolete the term ‘struggling reader’ in this and future generations of preschool and elementary school children.”