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Rockwood presents expanded literacy plan, screening rules and intervention data
Summary
District leaders outlined a multi-step comprehensive literacy plan, described dyslexia screening and Reading Success Plans (RSPs), reported nearly 740 students currently in reading intervention (down from about 1,000 pre-pandemic), and emphasized continuity of services into middle school.
The Rockwood R-VI Board heard a detailed presentation on the district’s comprehensive literacy plan and current reading interventions, including screening practices prompted by state mandates.
Dr. Stephanie Stephan, introduced on the agenda as the literacy presenter, said the district is working on step 2 of a five-step comprehensive literacy plan and cited state guidance and mandates — including the dyslexia-related requirements and Senate Bill 681 — that shape screening and intervention practices. “So a big part of Senate Bill 681 is the reading success plan,” she said, describing Reading Success Plans (RSPs) for K–5 students who are a year or more below grade-level expectations…
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