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Board adopts biennial literacy plan; administration outlines rollout, assessments and training
Summary
The board approved the 2025–27 Division Literacy Plan required by the Virginia Literacy Act. Administration described curriculum choices, professional learning, VALS screening expansion and next steps for monitoring.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Charlottesville City School Board on June 5 approved the division's 2025–27 Biennial Division Literacy Plan, a required document under the Virginia Literacy Act that lays out curriculum, screening, professional development and monitoring strategies for literacy instruction across K–12.
Division leaders presented the plan and described its six parts: communication plans for families and teachers; selection of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM); evidence-based professional development; screening and progress monitoring; intervention resources; and ongoing monitoring through literacy walks and data reviews. For K–5 the district will use HMH Into Reading as the core program and supplement…
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