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District adopts universal reading screener (MClass) for K–5, plans training and opt‑out notice
Summary
The board approved MClass as the district's universal reading screener (initial rollout K–5) to implement state dyslexia‑screening requirements; staff scheduled teacher training on June 10 and outlined the screening cadence (August, January, May) and parent opt‑out procedures.
The Sunol Glen Unified board voted to adopt a universal reading screener (MClass) for initial implementation in kindergarten through 5th grade, aligning district practice with new state requirements for early literacy screening.
Staff described the screener's purpose — fast, universal checks that predict risk and trigger targeted diagnostics — and walked the board through the measures (letter naming, phoneme segmentation, nonsense word fluency, oral reading fluency, maze). "This is actually a really monumental thing in the state of California for us to pass this," the presenter said, noting the law's timeline and the district's plan to start K–5 this school year and expand grades later.
Teachers will receive a full day of training on June 10 (district‑purchased iPads and vendor training included). Screening windows will be August, January and May; after each round teachers will hold data talks to disaggregate results and plan interventions. Staff also described a parent opt‑out process; administrators said they will meet with parents who opt out to explain the screener's instructional (not diagnostic) role.
Why this matters: universal screening is intended to reveal early reading risks so intervention can begin before gaps grow; adoption triggers training, device procurement and parent notifications required by state law.
