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The Virginia Department of Education is the primary holder of our state's Reading First grant. The VDOE hired eight reading specialists through the grant's funding. The specialists work with Reading First schools and their coaches to make change happen at the building level.

Announcements from the DOE

Management team
The Reading First Leadership team at the Virginia Department of Education is headed by Mark Allan, Director of Elementary Education, and Patience Scott, the Reading First coordinator. Also working on Reading First is Ginna Glover, K-5 English Specialist.

Technical Assistants
Technical assistants are Tom Santangelo in Richmond; Shawn Geary and Donna Savage, Tidewater; Shelia Sargent-Martin, Carole Greer and Christine McNair, Southwest Virginia; Nancy Toms, Charlottesville.

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