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MDE details literacy implementation: committee, ranking process, LETRS training and timelines for lists and grants
Summary
Department officials updated the State Board on implementation of literacy laws (Public Acts 146 and 147), the Section 35m per-pupil literacy grant and the Committee for Literacy Achievement; they described evaluation, lists, timelines and statewide LETRS professional learning activity.
Michigan Department of Education officials briefed the State Board on Feb. 11 about implementing new K–12 literacy and dyslexia laws (Public Acts 146 and 147 of 2024), and on Section 35m/35n funding and the Committee for Literacy Achievement (CLA).
Staff said Section 35m is an $87 million per-pupil literacy grant that requires MDE to establish a Committee for Literacy Achievement to critically evaluate literacy series, professional development and tools; CLA will create ranking lists of submitted literacy materials that LEAs may use when applying for Section 35m funds. MDE described steps already completed: CLA formation in December, member orientation and rubrics training, recorded webinars for vendors and applicants, and a planned…
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