Silver Falls board adopts donor-funded '95%' supplemental reading program for targeted intervention
The Silver Falls SD 4J board voted unanimously to adopt the 95% supplemental reading curriculum for targeted K–5 intervention after staff described gaps in foundational reading supports and a donor offered approximately $150,000 to fund the purchase and related training.
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Trustees voted to adopt the 95% supplemental reading program for the 2025–26 school year after district staff said the program will fill gaps in foundational literacy support for students who need more intensive intervention. Superintendent Kim Kellison explained the district had researched multiple vendors and that the proposed purchase is targeted to small-group interventions and decodables; she said an anonymous donor offered about $150,000 to pay most of the cost and that the district will use a separate summer-school grant to buy assessment tools.
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