Literacy professional learning [Effective July 1, 2025] (a) Each supervisory union and each approved independent school that is eligible to receive public tuition shall provide professional learning activities to kindergarten through grade-three educators, to include all teachers and administrators, on implementing a reading screening assessment, interpreting the results, determining instructional practices for students, and communicating with families regarding screening results in a supportive way. The instructional practices, programs, or interventions included in the professional learning activities provided pursuant to this section shall be evidence-based, effective, explicit, systematic, and consistent with federal and State guidance and shall incorporate the foundational concepts of literacy proficiency, including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. (b) Each supervisory union and approved independent school that is eligible to receive public tuition shall maintain a record of completion of professional learning consistent with this section. (Added 2023, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 1, 2025.)
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