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District 742 outlines Read Act implementation: LETRS training, curriculum review and screening updates
Summary
District staff told the board they have trained most elementary teachers in LETRS, are piloting new elementary curricula in 2025–26, await state lists of approved interventions and screening tools for grades 4–12, and are adopting a new MDE risk‑factor screening tool when available.
District leaders told the St. Cloud Public School District Board on March 19 that local work to implement the Minnesota Read Act is well underway and that next steps include curriculum pilots, expanded screening and alignment with state guidance.
Laura Stebner, Director of Elementary Education, said the district expects about 90% of current elementary and early‑childhood teachers to finish LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) training by the end of the next school year. “We are at about 90% of our current Elementary and Early Childhood teaching staff that will finish the LETRS training by the end of next school year,” Stebner said.
Hilary Johnson, Director of Secondary Education, described parallel secondary efforts, including Carry (secondary‑oriented science‑of‑reading training) and a secondary literacy task force that has developed an instructional…
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