House Journal: Page 1780: Thursday, May 1, 2003
5 beginning of classes for the school year beginning
6 July 1, 2003, participate in an in-service training
7 program to prepare for implementation of the program.
8 The in-service training shall include education and
9 training in curriculum content and methods of
10 instruction relating to systematic intensive phonics
11 reading instruction and direct instruction, student
12 assessment procedures and techniques, and effective
13 interventions to address specific reading
14 difficulties, and shall continue on an ongoing basis
15 throughout the school year.
16 4. The program shall be administered by the
17 department of education. The department shall provide
18 notice to school districts regarding the existence of
19 the program, shall provide technical assistance
20 regarding application submission and information
21 regarding program objectives and operation, and shall
22 provide program implementation assistance to the
23 school district or group of districts selected. A
24 school district or group of districts wishing to
25 participate shall submit an application to the
26 department and the department shall, before July 1,
27 2003, select a school district or group of districts
28 for participation in the pilot program. In the
29 application the school district or group of districts
30 shall propose a districtwide plan for effective
31 reading interventions involving an approach to
32 beginning reading instruction and boosting the reading
33 levels of students using systematic intensive phonics
34 instruction and direct instruction. A school district
35 submitting an application shall also indicate a
36 willingness to provide faculty committed to
37 implementation of the program and participation in the
38 in-service training, and shall include a plan for
39 conducting pretesting and posttesting to demonstrate
40 results. The department shall select for
41 participation a school district or group of districts,
42 after consultation with the chairpersons and ranking
43 members of the senate and house standing committees on
44 education, which demonstrates an ability to implement
45 program requirements and adhere to the national
46 institute for literacy standards.
47 5. Upon completion of the pilot program, the
48 school district shall submit a report to the
49 department regarding the impact of the program on
50 student academic achievement. The department shall
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1 prepare a report summarizing these results, and
2 comparing them to student academic achievement gains
3 in similar school districts that did not participate
4 in the program. The department report shall include
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