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Salem-Keizer SD 24J to hold January 2026 literacy professional development days after 24% third-grade proficiency in 2024
Summary
District leaders announced January 2026 professional development days focused on early literacy for preschool and elementary staff after reporting that only 24% of third graders scored at grade level on the 2024 state reading assessment; pre-K through fifth-grade students will not attend school on those days.
Olga Cobb, deputy superintendent overseeing elementary instruction for Salem-Keizer SD 24J, announced the district will designate days in January 2026 as professional development for preschool and elementary staff focused on proven literacy instruction methods. Cobb said the move follows a 2024 state reading assessment in which 24% of the district’s third graders were reading at grade level.
The announcement, made alongside two union leaders introduced by Cobb, said the January days will…
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