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Woodburn SD 103 outlines literacy targets, summer-school efforts; parent urges focus on 'joy of reading'
Summary
District staff presented literacy goals including a 24% third-grade state-assessment target, new assessments (STAR) and a K–5 intervention block; summer-school leaders reported 656 elementary and 249 middle school enrollees and added phonics coaching and chapter-book initiatives. A public commenter urged more authentic fiction to preserve students' enjoyment of reading.
Woodburn School District 103 staff on Tuesday described the district's literacy strategy for the coming year and summarized summer-school results, while a public commenter urged the board to preserve time for independent and fiction reading.
Director of Teaching and Learning Chrissy Chapman told the board the district set a state-linked goal that "24 percent of our third graders will be on grade level for reading" as measured by the state assessment; she clarified the goal refers to all third graders and noted that Oregon's state assessment is administered in English only. Chapman said the district is continuing a multi-year partnership with Oregon RTI, revising standards of practice, expanding professional development and switching some assessments…
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