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District outlines LEARNS Act third-grade promotion requirements; 326 students flagged in October
Summary
Bentonville School District officials briefed the board on LEARNS Act requirements for third-grade promotion, individualized reading plans, just-cause exemptions, and district data showing 326 students flagged for reading interventions, 88 without a documented exemption and 12 of those 88 with classroom data at grade level.
Lisa St. John presented the district’s approach to the LEARNS Act and how Bentonville is implementing state requirements for third-grade promotion and support.
"This is the slide. These are DESE slides," St. John said while walking the board through state guidance, explaining required screening, the use of the Atlas assessment as the district data point, and the Individualized Reading Plan (IRP) process shared with parents through the Atlas portal.
St. John said the district sent 326 letters in October to families of students not reading on grade…
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