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Stillwater board approves READ Act MOU allowing teacher certification stipends or credit

Stillwater Area Public Schools Board of Directors · December 11, 2024
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The board approved a memorandum of understanding implementing READ Act training: the program is estimated at 64 hours per volume, offers a $480 per‑volume stipend (total listed as $960 per volume in presentation) or up to six graduate credits per volume toward lane change, and staff will notify eligible teachers to submit vouchers after the MOU is signed.

The Stillwater Area Public Schools Board approved a memorandum of understanding tied to the state READ Act that establishes certification training for teachers and options for compensation.

Chair Sherman introduced consent item B and asked district staff to summarize the agreement. Chris, a district administrator, said the district selected a letter‑certification training program estimated at roughly 64 hours per volume, most of which the district covered by rearranging professional development days; about 16 hours remained outside the…

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