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Beloit schools revise third‑to‑fourth grade promotion policy to align with Wisconsin Act 20; board committee seeks feedback
Summary
Missy Beavers, district administrator, presented proposed revisions to Beloit’s third‑to‑fourth grade promotion policy on Feb. 18 to implement Wisconsin Act 20 requirements, including personal reading plans and a scripted building‑level review when students fall below the state cutoff on reading screeners.
Missy Beavers, district administrator, presented proposed revisions to the district’s third‑to‑fourth grade promotion policy on Feb. 18 to align the School District of Beloit with Wisconsin Act 20 and Department of Public Instruction guidance.
Beavers summarized the state requirement that boards adopt a promotion policy that considers reading ability when promoting students from third to fourth grade and that schools must provide continued support when students are promoted without meeting reading expectations. The draft language the district shared says, in part,…
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