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District staff outlines secondary literacy plan, sets 80% proficiency goal for 2027
Summary
A district curriculum presenter described a new secondary literacy plan aligned with Iowa’s structured‑literacy guidance and the science of reading, proposing vocabulary, comprehension and cross‑content literacy priorities and an 80% proficiency target by May 2027; exact current districtwide proficiency was described as "not known."
A district curriculum presenter reviewed Lewis Central’s work to add a secondary portion to a districtwide literacy plan and said the priority is coherence across grades K–12, stronger alignment with the science of reading and consistent implementation across subject areas.
The presenter said the secondary plan emphasizes three priorities: vocabulary development, comprehension with evidence‑based practices, and literacy integration across content areas such as science and social studies. The district has been developing a rubric and implementation supports so building teams can score and act on identified gaps, the presenter said.
The presentation tied local work to…
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