Alaska rural school administrators say they’re concerned about how they can implement a major state education overhaul with limited resources
had wide-ranging requirements for school districts, including that they develop intensive programs for younger students struggling to read.
The Association of Alaska School Boards was supportive of the reading bill when it was before the Legislature, and believed that a concerted effort was needed to improve literacy in the state. The stated goal of the law was that every Alaska student would be able to read proficiently by age 9.“We’re still supportive of it,” said Lon Garrison, the organization’s executive director. “But I have grave concerns that the implementation of it is not being as responsive as it could be.
State lawmakers approved another $175 million this year in one-time funds for public schools, which Gov. Mike Dunleavy Mika said the Kodiak district does not have the funding to hire dedicated reading intervention specialists, meaning “all of this is going to fall on our classroom teachers.” She said teachers already have full days of classes, which would invariably push reading intervention to after school.
Gene Stone, superintendent of the Lower Yukon School District, said notification requirements will be a significant administrative task in parts of Alaska where the vast majority of younger students could expect to find themselves in reading intervention programs.
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