Jason Borges is a literacy leader and specialist. His journey began in teaching over 20 years ago in alternative schools in Massachusetts for students with disabilities. He has served in the Special Education Office in the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) as senior director of intensive interventions and director of academic intervention services in the Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Learning. Borges sees literacy as a foundation for educational justice. He is committed to continue serving NYC DOE schools as executive director of NYC Public Schools Literacy Collaborative in developing literacy environments where all students learn skills that will help them engage with and adapt to changing media and contexts, and to use knowledge toward a more just world.