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Chico Unified adopts state-approved DIBBLES reading screener, plans K–5 rollout
Summary
The board approved mCLASS DIBBLES (and Spanish Lectura) as the state-required reading-difficulty screener, citing pilot results and a district plan to implement K–5 (state requires K–2 by June 30, 2025). Staff emphasized that the screener flags needs and is not a high-stakes evaluation.
Chico Unified trustees voted April 16 to adopt the mClass DIBBLES reading-difficulty screener (with Lectura for Spanish) to meet new California requirements for screening early literacy needs.
MTSS coordinator Christy Benson told the board the district has used similar measures with intervention teams for years and piloted mClass at Hooker Oak, where…
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