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A. Sophie Rogers School leaders speak at ReadOhio Literacy Academy

A woman stands at a podium in a crowded conference room and speaks into a microphone on the podium. Members of the audience sit in rows of long tables taking notes with pen and paper or laptop computers as the woman speaks.
Samantha Peterson, assistant principal of the A. Sophie Rogers School for Early Learning, speaks to the audience during a session at the 2024 ReadOhio Literacy Academy.

The leaders of the A. Sophie Rogers School for Early Learning recently shared how the school leveraged state grant resources to support whole child family supports, in a presentation before an audience of Ohio early childhood educators at a state conference.

School principal Anneliese Johnson and assistant principal Samantha Peterson spoke in mid-June in Columbus at the 2024 ReadOhio Literacy Academy. The conference was sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.

In their presentation, Johnson and Peterson discussed how the school boosted family engagement through surveys of family interests and needs, leading to robust and interactive programming. The grant resources also helped the school develop the role for the family engagement literacy specialist.

The presentation marked the second year in a row that the school was asked to participate in the ReadOhio Literacy Academy.

Two women face the camera, standing in front of a wall and a screen. The women are wearing lanyards identifying them as speakers at a conference. On the screen is a projected image showing a woman holding a small child aloft tucked in her left arm while the two are inside a preschool classroom.
Samantha Peterson, left, assistant principal of the A. Sophie Rogers School for Early Learning, and school principal Anneliese Johnson talked about the school’s success in increasing family engagement during a session at the 2024 ReadOhio Literacy Academy.