In an effort to make sure young students are good readers, State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley proposes a required summer school session for kindergarten through fourth-grade students who are not reading on grade level. Brumley says test results show that less than half of Louisiana students at these grade levels are reading at their appropriate level.
“Students who are not on grade level in reading by the end of the year, that they would undergo 30 hours of support in the summer so that they could maybe get back on track or on track before heading into the next grade,” said Brumley.
In 2021, Brumley encouraged school systems to hold summer school with a camp-like atmosphere that offers academic classes in addition to electives like music and art. He wants to see that trend continue.
“But also, these kids would be pulled in for high dosage tutoring with individuals who’ve been trained in the science of reading,” said Brumley.
Brumley hopes by allowing those students who lost valuable in-classroom instruction during the first two years of the pandemic can catch up. He said the summer school literacy program would sunset in two years.
“So really we’re talking about the children that have been pandemic impacted, as well as the fact that we have received such a large portion of money from the federal government for reading loss recovery,” said Brumley.
The proposal will be discussed at the October 11th BESE meeting and if approved would go into effect the next Summer 2023 and 2024.
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