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Background for Presentation: Details About Board Approval Requirement

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Enrolled House Bill 3198

SECTION 4. Eligibility for grants

(4) An application described in subsection (3) of this section must be presented and approved by the school district board or the governing body of the public charter school at an open meeting following:

(a) Oral presentation of the application by an administrator of the school district or public charter school to the school district board or the governing body of the public charter school; and

(b) Opportunity for the public to comment on the application.

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Timeline:

  • Applications must be submitted by January 8th, 2024.
  • Application review may begin before board minutes are approved; however, grant agreements cannot be written until board minutes are approved.
  • The minutes from Board Approval meeting are due February 28, 2024.

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Bend La Pine School District

Early Literacy Success School District Grant Application

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Julie Walker

Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Systems

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Purpose for Presentation

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  1. To share information about Bend La Pine Schools Early Literacy Plan as part of the Early Learning Success School District Grant application, as required by the Early Literacy Success Initiative legislation.

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  • To provide an opportunity for public comment on the application.

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  • To seek board approval for the Early Literacy School District Grant application.

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Early Literacy Plan

Our application for the Early Literacy Success School District Grant covers the initial 2023-2025 biennium and was submitted by January 8, 2024.

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Allocation

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23-24 -$1,167,912.44

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24-25-$1,215,582.34

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Early Literacy Program Review

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Strengths

Areas for Growth

  • Student Belonging
  • Oral Language as the Root of Literacy Development
  • Reading Models Based in Research
  • Foundational Skills
  • Writing, Reading, Comprehension, Vocabulary and Background Knowledge
  • Core Instruction and Assessment
  • Reaching All Learners
  • Family and Community Partnerships

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Professional Development & Coaching

  1. Instructional Coaching
  2. Language Essentials Training (LETRS)
  3. Eastern Oregon University Science of Reading Training
  4. New Hire Literacy Training
  5. EL Education Launch and Workgroups
  6. Early Literacy Teams (ELT)

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Extended Learning Programs

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Lexia available to students for summer

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-holding off on additional programming for this summer

  • High dosage tutoring offered for 100 students (Ignite Tutoring) offered for 10 weeks during summer with check-ins from an educator

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High-Dosage Tutoring

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24-25

  • Ignite Online Tutoring
  • 5 days x 15 min
  • 60 1st grade students
  • 2 schools
  • Ignite Online Tutoring
  • 5 days x 15 min
  • 100 1st grade students
  • 5 schools

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Research-Aligned Curriculum

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24-25

  • Really Great Reading Online Teacher Tools and Student Workbooks for K-3

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  • EL Education Materials for K-3
  • Really Great Reading Online Teacher Tools and Student Workbooks for K-3

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Communication Plan

Regional School Districts

  • Partnership with High Desert ESD to meet monthly as a region

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Elementary Schools in Bend La Pine

  • Strategic Team Members
  • Elementary Teaching and Learning Blog
  • ICCL Team
  • Professional Learning Opportunities
  • Surveys

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Families and Community

  • Family Spotlight
  • Early Literacy Team- Goal Setting
  • High Dosage Tutoring Updates
  • Surveys

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