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Kennett Consolidated SD weighs LETRS rollout options and multi‑year costs
Summary
Teaching and learning staff presented four LETRS implementation options — from building internal facilitator capacity to fully contracting with Lexia — with five‑year cost estimates ranging from about $399,615 to $1.2 million and recommended further work to assess capacity and funding sources.
Teaching and learning staff asked the Kennett Consolidated School District Curriculum Committee on Dec. 15 to consider a multi‑year plan to implement LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) as the district’s approach to structured literacy compliance and teacher development.
Dr. Kimberly Rizzo Saunders and the district team told the committee LETRS focuses on developing teacher expertise rather than selling a boxed program. "LETRS is not a program. It is investing in your teachers and investing in the quality of instruction that they are able to provide," a presenter said as the…
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