Board approves professional learning plan; district to require LETRS training for elementary reading
May 19, 2025
The Webster Groves School Board approved the district's 2025–26 professional learning plan and heard that the district intends to move toward requiring LETRS (structured literacy) training for elementary teachers, with stipend and half-release time options to support completion.
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Doctor Adams presented the district’s professional-learning plan and told the board that the district will continue multi-year work on reading instruction and staff development, including a plan to require LETRS structured-literacy training for elementary teachers over the next three years.
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