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Integrated programs report: Salem‑Keizer highlights early‑literacy investments, CTE gains and funding challenges
Summary
District staff reported on the 2024–25 integrated programs annual report, citing foundational skills specialists in every elementary school, positive CTE outcomes, robust summer programs and two primary challenges: uneven instructional coaching capacity and volatility in federal funding.
Rob Schoffer, director of integrated programs, presented the Salem‑Keizer 2024–25 integrated programs annual report at the Oct. 14 board meeting, highlighting braided grant investments, early‑literacy staffing and career‑technical education outcomes.
Schoffer said the district funds foundational skills specialists across all 42 elementary schools and at Edge by braiding the early literacy grant with Student Investment Account (SIA) funds. “We braid funds with our early literacy grant and SIA to fund these positions in all 42 elementary schools and at Edge,” he said, explaining the specialists support professional development, interventions such as high‑dosage tutoring and data tracking to identify students who need extra time to master early literacy skills.
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