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Auburn Washburn outlines plan to meet Kansas Seal of Literacy requirement
Summary
District staff described two pathways (LETRS training or the Praxis exam) to meet Senate Bill 438 requirements and said the state will cover course and exam costs; about 77 educators have started or completed LETRS coursework.
District staff briefed the Auburn Washburn Board of Education on the Kansas Seal of Literacy requirement adopted under state law and described district plans to support teachers in meeting the new credential.
Dr. Desoto and Morgan Brown told the board the seal is an indicator placed on an educator’s license after they complete training in the science of reading, a set of research-based practices that includes systematic, explicit instruction and the five pillars of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and…
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