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Forest Lake board hears update on shift to 6–8 middle school and state-mandated LETRS training
Summary
District staff told the board the middle-school structure will add sixth grade next year, about 435–436 sixth graders are registered, and the district is expanding LETRS reading training for K–3 teachers to meet a state requirement.
At its March 20 meeting, Forest Lake Public School District curriculum leaders reported progress on the transition to a 6–8 middle school and on statewide requirements to train K–3 teachers in the science of reading.
Assistant Principal Sam Van Heffy updated the Curriculum and Instruction and Equity Committee on preparations to bring sixth grade into the middle school for the 2025–26 school year, saying staff have been planning since the board voted to pursue the change last October.
Director Jacobson told the board the district has completed course registration for returning students…
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