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Beloit reviews Act 20 literacy work; teachers completed required 'sciences of reading' training, district fell short of one reading goal
Summary
District leaders reported implementation steps for Wisconsin Act 20 literacy requirements, including adoption of American Reading Company materials, teacher training completion and mixed outcomes on benchmarks and fluency screeners.
District leaders told the board on June 17 that Beloit has implemented components of Wisconsin’s Act 20 literacy law this school year and described gains and remaining gaps.
Dr. Garrison and instructional leaders summarized a package of work that included adoption of American Reading Company (ARC) materials, district‑wide professional learning in foundational skills aligned with the "sciences of reading," and creation of required remediation and assessment plans. The district reported that 96.3 percent of professional educators completed…
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