Portrait of an Award-Winning District’s Approach to Early Literacy 

March 6, 2026 | 10:00 AM PT 

What does it take to truly transform early literacy across a district? 

Marysville Joint Unified School District’s UPK–3 Literacy Plan was recently honored with a 2025 Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association in recognition of its innovative, data‑driven approach to improving early literacy and strengthening MTSS across multiple schools.

Join us for a live webinar with Lori Guy, Director of Data and Student Improvement at Marysville Joint Unified School District, as she shares how her district re-examined its literacy strategy, aligned core instruction within an MTSS framework, and led an award‑winning transformation that resulted in measurable gains in early literacy for all learners.

This session is designed for district and school leaders seeking real-world insight into building sustainable literacy improvement efforts. 

Meet the Speakers 

Lori Guy
Director of Data and Student Improvement, Marysville Joint Unified School District  

With 37 years in education and a career-long focus on literacy leadership, Lori has led districtwide literacy initiatives, secured critical grant funding, and helped guide MJUSD to back-to-back Golden Bell Awards for Expanded Learning and its UPK–3 Literacy Plan. A former California Distinguished School principal and 2020 CSY Administrator of the Year, Lori brings both strategic and practical experience to literacy improvement. 

Sue Gerenstein 
Vice President of Professional Development, Catapult Learning 
 
With more than 40 years of K-12 experience with a focus on curriculum & instruction, special education and education leadership, Sue leads the Catapult Learning Center for PD Excellence, and in that role is responsible for overseeing the design and implementation of all our PD partnerships.