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Oakwood Elementary highlights reading goals, coaching and training at Wayzata school board meeting
Summary
Oakwood Elementary staff told the Wayzata Public Schools board on Feb. 10 that the school is prioritizing a district literacy initiative, reporting teacher training, coaching support, winter benchmarking and plans to review spring results to measure student growth.
Oakwood Elementary staff told the Wayzata Public Schools Board of Education on Feb. 10 that the school’s primary building goal this year is literacy and that teachers and coaches are implementing new reading training, curricular materials and classroom coaching to support student growth.
School leaders said the building-level goal is for students to “meet or exceed literacy goals aligned with grade level standards as determined by each professional learning community.” The presentation listed several steps meant to reach that target: district training called REDACT for elementary teachers, Orton-Gillingham (OG) training in early grades, the addition of a literacy coach position, weekly professional learning community (PLC) work, and winter benchmark testing using FastBridge.
The spotlight presentation, led by principal Sarah Beth Denai and literacy coach Amber Hunt, emphasized coaching and collaborative planning. Denai said school teams use PLCs…
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