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Berkeley County expands LETRS training and explores interim reading curriculum after state delay
Summary
School officials told the Board of Education they have enrolled dozens of teachers in LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling), will pay stipends for course completion, and are proposing a districtwide two‑year pilot of a research-aligned core reading program while the state delays its reading-adoption timetable.
BERKELEY COUNTY, W.Va. — Berkeley County Schools officials told the Board of Education on June 2 that the district is expanding teacher training in LETRS — the state-funded science-of-reading program — and is considering a two-year districtwide pilot of a research-aligned reading curriculum while the state delays its scheduled ELA adoption.
District leaders said the LETRS training is intensive and lasts roughly two years (eight modules). District staff described a stipend structure tied to module completion and said the state is covering the training fees while the district provides local stipends for teachers who complete modules. The district reported 62 educators in the first cohort and 63 signed for the next cohort.
Board members were told why the district is pursuing LETRS: it shifts classroom…
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