Section 1a: Literacy Vision and Mission Statement

Caddo Parish Schools strive to provide the education our students deserve to succeed in life and make our world a better place. We are dedicated to preparing students for the future, developing the whole child academically and socially in collaboration with families and the community. It is our vision in Caddo Parish that all students in Caddo Parish Public Schools will become lifelong learners equipped with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to succeed as productive and responsible citizens in a local, national, and global society.

Section 1b: Goals

Goal 1: All students will receive high-quality literacy instruction that results in improving grade-level literacy skills.

Goal 2:  All teachers will  possess the skills and knowledge needed to deliver strong literacy instruction that addresses the individual needs of students.

Section 1c: Literacy Team

Principal

Assistant Principal/IC

Site Based ELA Teacher Leader

District Literacy Support Staff

Literacy Coach

All Literacy teams will meet as part of the weekly Instructional Leadership Meetings and will include topics/planning:

• Data Analysis of literacy trends
• Progress Monitoring of Student Literacy Data
• Planning for Literacy Instructional Support
• Short-Cycle Monitoring of Literacy Instructional Support

This Literacy plan centers on the four pillars outlined by the Louisiana Department of Education:  Setting Literacy Goals; Providing Explicit Interventions and Extensions;  Engaging in Ongoing Professional Development, and Involving Families

Explicit Interventions and Extensions

Ongoing Professional Development

Family Involvement

For at least 60 minutes every day, students in kindergarten through third grade will be provided with age-appropriate, systematic foundational literacy skills instruction. Students who are below grade-level will be supported with an additional 30-60 minutes of explicit interventions.  Only resources that are highly-rated shall be used for both core instruction and interventions.

• K-2 core and supplemental instruction will be the Amplify/CKLA curriculum
• Third grade core instruction will be The Louisiana Guidebooks 2022.
• The supplemental reading resource will be Lexia Learning.

• All kindergarten-third grade core teachers and school administrators will be enrolled or have completed 55 hours of Science of Reading professional development designed to strengthen their understanding and skills needed to deliver strong literacy instruction.
• Each week teachers and school leaders will engage in job-embedded professional learning communities that are designed to strengthen their ability to effectively plan, deliver, and/or support strong literacy instruction.

• Parents will receive notification of literacy performance at least three times per year:

• Within fifteen days of completion of the screener and diagnostic assessments, parents/families will be provided with a summary of their child’s literacy performance, along with an overview of the skills that will be targeted during interventions. The same process and information will be provided at the end of the first semester and end of the year.

• Parents will receive a schedule of monthly literacy activities and will be provided with explicit guidance for building strong literacy skills at home each month.

Within the first thirty days of the school year, in December, and in April a literacy screener will be given to each student in kindergarten through third grade to determine each student’s literacy level.

Any student who scores below grade-level will be provided additional time in the schedule for literacy support during the school day.

Student work and formal data will be monitored each week to ensure progress is being made toward meeting grade-level benchmarks.