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Meeting Date:
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10/12/2018 - 7:00 PM
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Category:
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Curriculum and Instruction
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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Board Meeting Follow-Up: Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Objective 1.1
Educational Excellence ACPS will regularly assess and respond to the needs, interests, and abilities of individual students. Objective 1.2
Achievement Gaps ACPS will target academic achievement gaps and increase positive educational outcomes across race/ ethnicity, income, disability, and language subgroups.
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Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
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File Attachment:
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Agenda Item Summary:
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The Early Intervention Reading Initiative (EIRI) was established to serve either Kindergarten or first-grade students to reduce the number of children with reading problems through early diagnosis and immediate intervention. In 2000, the General Assembly expanded the initiative to serve Kindergarten through third-grade students. Since 2000, through a contract with the University of Virginia, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has provided The Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) at no charge to school divisions. PALS is the state-provided screening tool for Virginia’s EIRI and is used by 99% of school divisions in the state on a voluntary basis. School divisions can apply to use a substitute EIRI screening tool, but it has to meet multiple VDOE requirements. Most divisions use PALS, unless they have a large psychometrics department to implement and analyze their screening data. ACPS previously applied to use the DRA, but the request was denied.
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Background:
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Recommendation:
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The Superintendent recommends the School Board review the information within this board brief.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Terri H. Mozingo - Chief Academic Officer
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Signed By:
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Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. - Superintendent
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