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Powhatan schools report gains on early-reading screens; literacy plans and interventions expanded under Virginia Literacy Act
Summary
Powhatan County Public Schools officials presented VALS and SOL results, reported increases in kindergarten-to-second-grade performance, described pacing and curricular adjustments, and outlined plans to extend reading interventions and VALS screening to grades 4–8 under the Virginia Literacy Act.
Powhatan County Public Schools presented an update on reading performance and the local implementation of the Virginia Literacy Act (VLA) at the Aug. 12 school board meeting, reporting improved early-reading screening results and changes to curriculum pacing to address identified gaps.
Division staff reviewed K–2 screening results under the Virginia Language and Literacy Screening (VALS) framework and 3–11 Standards of Learning (SOL) results. Officials said the district’s kindergarten cohort moved from 176 students classified as low-to-moderate risk in the fall to 215 (about 91 percent) in the spring, indicating most students entered first…
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