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Mounds View outlines READ Act rollout: new screeners and K–5 core resources planned for fall
Summary
District reports completion of teacher professional learning for Phase 1, adoption of FastBridge for K–3 screeners and planning to use Capti Assess with Read Basics for grades 4–12; teachers recommended 95 Phonics Core and TKLA for K–5 core instruction with delivery planned for July 2025.
Mounds View Public School District on April 22 presented its final report on implementing the state's READ Act requirements, summarizing professional learning completed for Phase 1 (K–5), the chosen screening tools and recommended core instructional materials for K–5 instruction.
The READ Act work matters because July 2024 state requirements changed reading-instruction expectations, obligating districts to provide approved professional development, administer state-approved screeners and, where needed, adopt new core resources to align instruction across early grades.
Angie Peschel and Heidi Sarna (director of curriculum and instruction) reported that K–5 teachers are completing required professional learning…
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