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CCPS updates literacy plan, expands reading specialists and monitors Open Court rollout

Chesterfield County Public Schools Board of Education · April 9, 2025
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Summary

Dr. Emily Stains presented a refreshed CCPS literacy plan for 2025–28 that keeps five core priorities, expands reading specialists (18 elementary, 17 middle), shifts early‑grade assessment from PALS to 'vows' and continues Open Court instruction in elementary schools; district leaders said quantitative results will be available as cohorts reach third grade.

Dr. Emily Stains, director of secondary curriculum development and support, presented the Chesterfield County Public Schools literacy plan refresh for 2025–28 and updates on implementation of the Virginia Literacy Act.

Stains said the revised plan retains five main points—curriculum and instruction, data analysis, literacy across content areas, professional learning, and stakeholder engagement—but includes updated measures, a glossary and new action steps…

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