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Caddo Parish board debates requiring passing reading for promotion from first grade
Summary
Board members reviewed a proposed change to promotion policy that would require students to pass reading (and one other subject) to be promoted to second grade; staff said the district will use SBLC reviews and interventions rather than rely solely on the DIBELS screener.
During the Sept. 16 work session, board members considered a proposed change to the district’s promotion policy that would make passing reading — plus one other subject category — a requirement for promotion from first to second grade. "In first grade, you must pass reading. If not, then you'll be retained," Superintendent Burton said during discussion of the draft policy, while also emphasizing…
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