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District says AmeriCorps tutors helped expand early‑reading supports; program served 463 students this year
Summary
District reading‑tutor supervisor Jenny described a scripted ReadingCore program delivered by AmeriCorps tutors that grew from about 275 students in 2022 to 463 in 2025–26; tutors receive monthly fidelity checks, annual background checks and data is tracked with FastBridge.
Jenny, the district’s internal‑site supervisor for reading tutors, told the board that the ReadingCore program uses AmeriCorps‑placed tutors to deliver scripted phonics and fluency interventions for K–3 students. Tutors provide short, focused sessions (typically 20 minutes) in 1:1 or 1:2 settings; the district requires a licensed teacher to serve as the internal coach in each building and conducts monthly fidelity observations and graph reviews.
Jenny said the district switched to…
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