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Decatur presents MTSS redesign and dyslexia screening changes as HB307 takes effect
Summary
City Schools of Decatur on Oct. 14 gave the Board an update on a redesigned, outcomes-focused Georgia MTSS and expanded dyslexia/early-literacy screening aligned to the state’s HB307 Early Literacy and Dyslexia Act.
City Schools of Decatur on Oct. 14 gave a detailed update on the district’s Georgia MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) redesign, early literacy screening, dyslexia identification and related supports as state law (HB307) changes take effect.
Jennifer Burton (presenter) and district MTSS staff described three broad shifts: adoption of a single, outcomes-focused Georgia MTSS framework that integrates academic, behavioral and well-being supports; expansion of screening tools and criteria used to identify students who benefit from tiered intervention; and increased professional learning for teachers in the science of reading and evidence-based interventions.
District staff said they moved from MAP to STAR as the universal screener, added oral reading fluency and RAN measures where indicated, and widened internal qualifiers to cast a broader net for students…
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