JMB Jan Burkins
Literacy Consulting
By application · Beginning Fall 2027

Multi-Year Partnerships

A multi-year partnership is a deliberate two- to three-year commitment — so the work can build and deepen over time, rather than being renegotiated one year at a time. Only a small number of schools take this on at once, so every partner has sustained, focused attention from the first audit through each year that follows.

Year One

Seeing the Landscape

A comprehensive literacy audit, leadership planning, and the first cycles of professional learning — a clear, shared picture of where you are and where you're headed.

Year Two

Strengthening Alignment

Coaching cycles, grade-level collaboration, and curriculum and assessment alignment — with coaching focused on transfer into everyday practice.

Year Three

Building Sustainability

Leadership calibration, coaching for your internal literacy leaders, and a gradual release — so the work outlives the partnership.

The Benefits of an Extended Partnership

There's only space for a handful of schools to join. This is a deeper way of working together — a multi-year arc for schools that want their literacy efforts to pull in one direction over time. Partners get priority on the calendar and a continuity that single engagements don't allow. The investment also steps down each year — a smaller rate in years two and three, in acknowledgement of your school's deepening commitment.

Request the application

Partnerships are limited and personal, so the full application is shared by request. Tell us a little about your school or district, and we'll send it your way. Every request is reviewed personally.

We'll send the application to the email you provide. Spots are limited, and every submission is carefully considered.