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UCPS seeks full-board approval for 2025 summer reading camp for 2nd and 3rd graders
Summary
Union County Public Schools presented its 2025 summer reading camp plan — a three-week, no-cost program for nonproficient second- and third-grade readers scheduled June 13–July 3 — and the committee voted to forward the proposal to the full board.
Union County Public Schools officials asked the curriculum committee on March 5 to forward the district’s 2025 summer reading camp plan to the full board for approval.
The summer reading camp is a three-week, no-cost instructional program for current second- and third-grade students who have not demonstrated grade-level proficiency in reading. “Summer reading camp actually began, in 2012, and per legislation, it includes second and third grade students,” Dr. Rogers said, adding the camp provides a minimum of 72 hours of programming aligned to the science of reading.
The district presented schedule and operational details: student days run six hours; staff work seven-hour days with two additional workdays (June 12 and July 7); student start date is June 13 and the final student day is July 3; locations are still being determined pending construction schedules. The camp will target students identified as not proficient in reading by the end of the school year and use mClass assessments to measure progress. The district also noted an unpaid internship opportunity for Teach UCPS students.
UCPS staff outlined the hiring and family-notification timeline: site administrators will be hired in March, contact host-school principals, and interview and hire teachers with a goal of completing hiring prior to spring break; family invitation letters will go out in April, rosters will be created in May and June, and site administrators will make direct contact with families and hold open houses as needed.
Committee members asked about family engagement and wraparound supports. Reverend Kirkpatrick asked whether parents who do not attend open houses are still eligible; Dr. Rogers said attendance at open houses is optional and that site administrators provide family resources and communications. Committee members also asked about celebrations at the end of camp, transportation and meals (both confirmed as included), and the program’s measured outcomes; Dr. Rogers said the district tracks student growth with mClass and that historically some students reach proficiency by the end of summer, with roughly a quarter showing proficiency in the presenter's experience.
The committee voted to send the summer reading camp proposal to the full board for approval. The motion passed, recorded as 4–0 in favor.
The full-board packet will include the timeline, staffing plan (site administrators and K–5 certified teachers), internship details, and family-notification materials for April.
