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District reports early gains after first year of new literacy curriculum and Act 20 implementation
Summary
District staff told the board the first-year rollout of Savvas literacy curriculum (MyView and My Perspectives), state-mandated AIMSweb Plus screening (Act 20) and LETRS professional development produced early improvements in STAR reading percentiles and identified groups for continued focus.
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District leaders told the board on April 20 that the district’s first year of implementing a new literacy curriculum and state requirements produced encouraging but preliminary results.
The district adopted Savvas MyView (K–5) and My Perspectives (6–8) and accelerated some timelines to comply with Wisconsin’s Act 20 literacy legislation. Staff trained principals and instructional coaches first, delivered staff learning during contract days, and implemented the statewide AIMSweb Plus screener for K–3. The district also continued LETRS (letters/science of reading) training and introduced state-required personal reading plans for students scoring below the state threshold.
Why it matters: The changes are intended to align instruction with the science of reading, provide earlier screening and tailored intervention, and meet…
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