Center for Instructional Support

Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 through Grade 3

Welcome to Literacy Launch! Explore available opportunities and grants below.

Literacy Launch Institutes provide 4 days of differentiated professional learning for Massachusetts educators. To learn more and register, visit Literacy Launch Institutes .

The PRISM 1 grant will support educators in implementing and sustaining evidence-based, culturally and linguistically sustaining practices, systems, and structures to achieve high and equitable rates of literacy proficiency, including, strong tier one instruction based on high-quality instructional materials, and responsive supports for students who have additional needs within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS).

FY26 PRISM I Continuation Request for Proposals (RFP) — Applications Closed

PRISM I Request for Proposals (RFP) — Applications Closed

Congratulations to the PRISM 1 Districts!

  • Brockton Public Schools
  • Framingham Public Schools
  • Gateway Regional School District, in partnership with Farmington River Regional School District
  • Haverhill Public Schools
  • Holyoke Public Schools
  • Lynn Public Schools
  • Nashoba Regional School District
  • New Bedford Public Schools
  • Northborough Public Schools, in partnership with Southborough Public Schools
  • Norwood Public Schools
  • Peabody Public Schools
  • Salem Public Schools
  • Stoneham Public Schools

PRISM II and PRISM III grant programs will support LEAs in evaluating, selecting, launching, and implementing high quality instructional materials for grades PreK–3 (PRISM II) and grades 4–12 (PRISM III). Both grants are intended to empower educators to create inspiring, engaging experiences for every student with materials and instruction that make a difference.

PRISM II: PreK–Grade 3 Request for Proposal — Applications Closed

PRISM III: Grades 4–12 Request for Proposal — Applications Closed

PRISM 2

PRISM 3

Congratulations to PRISM 3 Awarded Districts [7/1/25 – 8/31/25]

  • ACCEPT Educational Collaborative
  • Attleboro Public School District
  • Barnstable Public School District
  • Billerica Public School District
  • Bi-County Collaborative (BICO)
  • Boxford Public School District (in Consortium with Topsfield)
  • Brookline Public School District
  • Easthampton Public School District
  • Everett Public School District
  • Gateway Regional School District
  • Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School District
  • Haverhill Public School District
  • Hudson Public School District
  • Lowell Public School District
  • Mansfield Public School District
  • Milford Public School District
  • Nantucket Public School District
  • New Salem-Wendell School District (in consortium with Leverett and Erving)
  • Northampton Public School District
  • Sharon Public School District
  • Somerville Public School District
  • Spencer East-Brookfield Regional School District
  • Stoneham Public School District
  • Uxbridge Public School District
  • Ware Public School District

Learn more about Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 through Grade 3

Last Updated: July 22, 2025

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