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Harlingen CISD approves WestEd research partnership to pilot 8th‑grade reading intervention
Summary
The board approved an MOU with WestEd and Collaborative Classroom to run a U.S. Department of Education–funded research project delivering supplemental reading interventions at three middle schools.
The Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with WestEd and Collaborative Classroom to pilot a grant-funded 8th‑grade reading intervention, district staff said.
Dr. Reyes, presenting for the district, said the program is a U.S. Department of Education–funded research project that pairs WestEd and Collaborative Classroom to deliver targeted interventions for struggling 8th‑grade readers and that three of the district’s middle schools volunteered to take part. “This is actually a grant funded research program through the US Department of Education,” Dr. Reyes said.
District staff said participating teachers will receive intensive coaching and additional compensation tied to grant participation; students selected for the program will still receive the district’s regular core instruction and tiered interventions. The study will include comparison groups (early and later start cohorts) so researchers can compare outcomes between students who receive the supplemental intervention and those in the control group.
Board members asked whether the district has worked with WestEd previously and whether the intervention would overlap or conflict with existing dyslexia or special-education services. Dr. Reyes said the district has worked with WestEd before, that participating students will not be those already receiving special-education or bilingual services for targeted interventions, and that the program supplements — but does not replace — core instruction.
The motion to approve the MOU passed unanimously. Trustees asked the administration to share results and lessons with district instructional leadership as the pilot proceeds.
