Congratulations to Health Sciences Middle and High College in San Diego, California, winner of the Shirley Hord Learning Team Award. The annual award, named for the late Shirley Hord and sponsored by Corwin, honors a school-based team that successfully implements a teacher-led cycle of continuous improvement. Health Sciences was honored for its work promoting schoolwide literacy, especially through its science professional learning community (PLC). Recognizing that many students were entering the school below grade level in reading and not meeting English language arts standards, school leaders and staff committed to a focus on reading and writing throughout the curriculum, not just in English language arts classes. The science department took up this challenge and dedicated its PLC efforts to improving strategies for close reading. The