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Superintendent outlines new K'1 reading program, $20k-plus in MEF grants and community partnerships
Summary
The Moreland superintendent announced a districtwide foundational reading initiative (systematic phonics/UFLI) for kindergarten through second grade, described roughly $20,000 in fall enrichment grants awarded to 13 recipients across seven schools through MEF, and highlighted partnerships including a free STAR camp with the San Jose Police Department and upcoming enrollment dates.
Speaker 4, the superintendent, presented the district's fall updates during the Moreland Board of Trustees meeting and outlined several items intended to affect classroom instruction and community engagement.
"This year, we launched the foundational reading initiative in our kindergarten through second grade classrooms where we now include systematic phonics instruction," Speaker 4 said, identifying the program materials as UFLI-related instructional resources and describing classroom activities that let students manipulate letters to form words. The superintendent said the phonics component complements small-group reading instruction already in use.
Speaker 4 also summarized…
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