Board endorses Wilson for middle-school intervention; staff to stop adding new Take Flight groups
The board approved moving new elementary-level intervention students onto Wilson and converting middle-school requests to Wilson groups; staff explained Take Flight is not on the state's approved evidence-based list while Wilson and Reading 180 are.
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The Board of Education approved a shift in middle-school reading interventions on April 27, 2026, moving toward Wilson-based interventions for students reading two or more grade levels behind. Dr. Holly Putnam Jackson framed the change as aligning district practice with Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) guidance and the state's evidence-based program list: Reading 180 and Wilson are on the approved list while Take Flight is not.
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