Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
District launches Beanstack reading challenge; goal 2,000 minutes per student and 1 million district minutes
Summary
Lead librarian Diana Coby told the board the district will launch a Beanstack-based reading challenge that asks each student to read 2,000 minutes over the school year and sets a district goal of 1,000,000 minutes.
Diana Coby, lead librarian for CASTLEBERRY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, presented a district and community reading initiative that uses the digital tracking platform Beanstack and a set of incentives to raise reading volume and motivate students.
The nut graf: the initiative asks individual students to read 2,000 minutes during the school year (about 15 minutes per day or 300 minutes per month) and sets a district target of 1,000,000 minutes. The program includes a superintendent's…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
