Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Frederick County Public Schools details new literacy plan, expands screening and teacher training
Summary
FCPS staff told a curriculum committee the district has adopted high-quality ELA materials across grade spans, trained hundreds of educators in LETRS and related programs, and will screen K–3 students three times next year with required Student Reading Improvement Plans for flagging interventions.
Frederick County Public Schools presented an update to its curriculum committee on Thursday outlining the district’s new elementary integrated literacy team and expanded secondary English language arts supports, the district’s staff said.
Megan Stein, supervisor of Elementary Integrated Literacy for Frederick County Public Schools, said the team—formed last July—has focused on aligning curriculum, strengthening Tier 1 instruction and expanding professional learning. “We have an unwavering focus on our tier 1 instruction,” Stein said, describing the district’s adoption of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) across grade bands and systems for monitoring implementation.
The presentation placed FCPS’s work in the context of statewide changes. Speaker 2 told the committee the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and MSDE’s comprehensive literacy policy have driven a statewide shift to the “science of reading,” with particular emphasis on pre-K through third grade. FCPS staff said the district has implemented HQIM at pre-K–2 and…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
