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District plans to hire two half-time teachers, full-time secretary
West Liberty-Salem schools will follow through with an overhaul of its elementary school reading curriculum following discussion earlier this week in a special meeting.
Beginning next school year, the district intends to move forward with a, “literacy collaborative” framework for reading and language arts instruction for elementary students.
Such a framework allows for teacher flexibility in targeting learning materials to a particular student or group of students, instead of having all pupils study the same text at the same time, according to a presentation made by elementary school administrators and teachers during the February board of education meeting.
Teachers will still collect and analyze data in the classroom to inform teaching decisions. However, that data is collected actively, rather than passively in the form of an assessment.
Data collection is used to inform instruction, as well as to “monitor school-level program evaluation and to design professional development,” according to a slideshow presentation.
“Growing interest in tailoring instruction based on students’ needs has been brought forth by the elementary staff,” according to the presentation.
“The goal is to maximize learning potential through targeted instruction designed to match the learner.”
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