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Bill expands early‑literacy program to include numeracy and optional peer‑model slots

House Education Committee
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Summary

HB628 would broaden the early‑literacy intervention to 'scholastic literacy' (adding numeracy) and allow districts to optionally enroll up to one on‑target student for every three qualifying students to improve peer modeling; proponents and OPI supported the change and noted data collection and evaluation requirements.

Representative Nicola Cocos introduced House Bill 628 to extend Montana’s early‑literacy intervention to a broader scholastic‑literacy framework that explicitly includes early numeracy. The bill also authorizes, at local option, enrollment of a limited number of on‑target (model) students into intervention classrooms at a maximum…

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