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District details literacy work and new mClass/DIBELS screener; trustees ask about time, languages and family notifications
Summary
Staff described early‑literacy progress, a new state‑aligned screener (mClass/DIBELS) to be administered in May for K–2, project‑based learning pilots and a writing framework; trustees asked about administration time, language availability and family communications.
District staff reviewed recent early-literacy results and described two implementation items staff say will affect K–2 classrooms this spring: a state‑mandated screener (mClass/DIBELS) to be administered in May and pilot work on a writing framework and project‑based learning in selected schools.
“We'll be notifying families about the screener in April per the state,” an Ed Services presenter said, adding that the screener is intended as a one‑time annual screening in year one and is not a diagnostic test. Staff said results will be sent home to families and that the district is planning multiple communication paths (parent portal, printed copies and targeted outreach…
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