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Board hears how new state law will affect third‑grade reading and district training plans
Summary
Chief academic officer Miss Stubbs told the board that South Carolina’s Act 114 requires third‑grade students to demonstrate reading proficiency on SC Ready or be retained unless they meet good‑cause exemptions; the district plans parent notifications, summer reading camp options and continued K–3 teacher training.
Miss Stubbs, the district’s chief academic officer, told the Chesterfield County School Board on Dec. 10 that new state legislation — referred to in her report as Act 114 — requires third‑grade students to “demonstrate reading proficiency at the end of the year as measured by SC Ready.” She said, “If a student scores does not meet, then they will be required to repeat third grade, unless there are good cause exemptions in place.”
Miss Stubbs listed examples of good‑cause exemptions the district will use,…
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