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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont requires all public and eligible independent schools to provide supplemental reading instruction
Last action · January 17, 2025: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on EducationSponsor: Martine Gulick
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What This Bill Would Do
Vermont requires all public schools and approved independent schools receiving public tuition serving grades kindergarten through three to provide systematic, explicit evidence-based reading instruction to all students and supplemental reading instruction to students whose reading proficiency falls below grade level. Schools must also inform parents and legal guardians of students' current reading proficiency levels using valid assessments.
Students struggling with reading proficiency will receive mandatory tailored support services, and schools must directly update parents on reading assessment results.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
students
Students receive mandatory evidence-based reading instruction and targeted supplemental support if reading proficiency falls below grade level.
public schools and approved independent schools
Schools must provide systematic evidence-based reading instruction, deliver supplemental support for struggling students, and inform parents of reading proficiency levels.
parents and legal guardians
Parents receive information and support regarding their student's current level of reading proficiency.
Key Facts
- Public schools and approved independent schools eligible for public tuition offering grades K-3 must provide systematic and explicit evidence-based reading instruction.
- Schools must provide supplemental reading instruction to students whose reading proficiency falls below grade level or impedes school progress.
- Schools are required to provide support and information to parents and legal guardians regarding a student's current reading proficiency level based on valid assessments.
- The Agency of Education, in collaboration with the State Board of Education, Agency of Human Services, and other entities, must develop a plan for early education services updated at least once every five years.
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- Approved independent schools receiving public tuition must develop a grade-appropriate school literacy plan informed by student needs and assessment data.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 17, 2025SenateIntroducedRead 1st time & referred to Committee on Education
Version history
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