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Board hears compressed timeline, heavy workload for teachers under Wisconsin Act 20 reading requirements
Summary
District staff briefed the board on implementing Act 20 reading requirements: statewide AIMSweb screener for 4K–3 and a district diagnostic (Amira). Staff warned the timeline is compressed, noted potential for a high number of students to require diagnostics, and described plans for parent notifications and supports. Funding for some required supports remains uncertain.
District assessment and literacy staff detailed how the district will implement Wisconsin Act 20 requirements for early‑grade reading screening and parent notification.
Speaker 12 (district leadership) told the board that the state requires a universal reading‑readiness screener and that the district will use AIMSweb Plus as the universal screener for 4K–third grade. The board was told the district selected Amira as its diagnostic tool to follow up with students who score below the stated low‑percentile cutoff on the screener.
Staff described a compressed legal timeline: the…
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