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Board member proposes stipends, training to support science-of-reading rollout
Summary
Board member Jen proposed encouraging K–12 teachers and educational assistants to attend a June literacy conference and recommended using Compass 'literacy blueprint' courses and an explicit-instruction workshop as part of the district's reading improvement plan.
Board member Jen proposed that the district encourage all K–12 teachers and educational assistants to attend a literacy conference in Mitchell on June 16–17 and suggested offering a stipend to boost participation. "I would propose that we encourage all of the teachers and the EAs, k 12, whether they teach reading or not, to go to that," Jen said, and noted the conference carries no registration fee for some options.
Jen also recommended the Compass literacy‑blueprint courses — asynchronous modules that staff could complete on their own time — and pointed to a June 25–26 explicit‑instruction workshop in Sioux Falls that teaches techniques from Anita Archer and Charles Hughes. She tied the proposal to recent district data showing a need to improve reading scores and argued the timing fit curriculum changes already underway.
