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District weighing dyslexia screener, reassigns library duties to fund full-day kindergarten
Summary
The curriculum committee reviewed Governor Murphy's directive to adopt a universal dyslexia screener and discussed two screening tools. The board also decided not to replace a retiring K–2 library media specialist and will rotate existing staff, reallocating savings to hire middle school library staff and offer tuition-free full-day kindergarten.
The School District of the Chathams curriculum committee reported to the full board that it is evaluating screening tools to comply with Governor Phil Murphy's directive that New Jersey school districts implement a universal dyslexia screener by the start of the upcoming school year.
"We are currently considering two tools: MAP Reading Fluency, which is the one currently utilized in the district, and another called Imagine Learning's Early Bird program," said Miss Ross, who summarized the committee's April 9…
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