Castleberry librarians launch Beanstack superintendent challenge to log 2,000 minutes per student
Sep 10, 2025
Lead librarian Diana Coby presented a districtwide reading initiative using Beanstack with a superintendent challenge (2,000 minutes per student, 15 minutes/day) and a district target of 1,000,000 minutes, with monthly incentives and campus visual trackers managed by library staff.
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District lead librarian Diana Coby presented a district and community reading initiative that uses Beanstack to track student reading minutes and motivate participation. The superintendent challenge asks students to read 2,000 minutes in the program year (an average of 15 minutes per day or 300 minutes per month) with campus-level goals and monthly incentives managed by librarians. Coby said the district's goal is 1,000,000 minutes and described planned celebrations, a traveling trophy and monthly reporting at ALT meetings.
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