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Riverside Unified adopts Amira K–2 reading screener to meet state deadline, board approves $229,000 plan
Summary
The Riverside Unified School District board voted May 8 to adopt Amira Learning's K–2 reading screener and training package to comply with a state requirement by June 30, 2025. The first-year cost is estimated at about $229,000, mostly covered by state funds and the district's learning recovery grant.
The Riverside Unified School District Board of Education voted May 8 to adopt Amira Learning's reading-difficulty screener for kindergarten through second grade, part of a statewide requirement that districts have an approved screener by June 30, 2025.
Superintendent and instructional staff told trustees the adoption followed a district committee process that began in December 2024 after the state published an approved list of four screeners. "The committee piloted two programs, engaged teachers across 30…
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