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District updates reading campaign metrics and incentives; expands reading bowl
Summary
District staff reported increases in logged reading minutes and described incentives including the superintendent’s Mission Read Impossible challenge and an expanded district reading bowl for grades 4–8; the public library partnership was noted for student access.
Miss Barnes and colleagues reported on the district’s reading campaign, describing usage of MyON and Beanstack, an online library and reading‑tracking platform, and announcing reading incentives.
Staff said the district had logged 64,075 books in one snapshot and later corrected minutes totals to 230,492 minutes logged toward the superintendent’s Mission Read Impossible challenge (goal: 2,100 minutes per student). MyON usage was highlighted with more than 3,500 completed titles since August, and Bonner and Schoolfield were called out for top MyON usage in Virginia.
The presentation described the reading bowl expansion to students in grades 4–8 and noted family literacy and themed events at several schools. Miss Barnes said the district partners with the Ruby B. Archie public library so students can check out books using their school ID without a physical library card.
Board members praised the campaign and suggested the school board join the challenge. Staff said they will report back in the second semester with updated metrics and outcomes.
