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Fayetteville schools outline supports as LEARN Act raises prospect of third‑grade retention for about 60 students
Summary
At a school board meeting, district officials outlined how Arkansas' Rights to Read and LEARN Act requirements will be applied locally: assessments, 'good cause' exemptions and individual reading plans. District data show 223 third graders identified at the lowest level, 163 with exemptions and roughly 60 who could be retained without improvement.
The Fayetteville School District on Monday detailed how it will implement Arkansas’ Rights to Read and LEARN Act rules for third‑grade promotion, identifying supports, exemptions and a set of students who could face retention if they do not meet state assessment benchmarks.
"Students are expected to meet a minimum reading standard to be promoted to fourth grade," Dr. Tate told the School Board during the district’s monthly academic update. She described the ATLAS summative assessment scale (levels 1–4) and said students must score a level 2 or higher to advance without further documentation.
The district has catalogued state‑defined "good cause" exemptions, Dr. Tate said, including students with…
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