4 AAC 06.400 - Statewide literacy screening and support
(a) The department
will provide a statewide screening tool and associated training to all school
districts to assess student reading skills. The department will provide to
school districts
(1) training on
evidence-based instruction based on student needs, assistance in interpreting
screening results, and training in the science of reading;
(2) training on using the statewide screening
tool to identify students who will need an assessment for dyslexia;
and
(3) assistance in developing an
alternative standardized reading screening tool as provided in
AS
14.30.760, if requested by a school
district.
(b) Except as
provided in (d) of this section, each school district shall assess all students
in kindergarten through grade three each fall using the statewide screening
tool as provided under
AS
14.30.760 and shall
(1) identify students with reading
deficiencies and require these students to take a winter and spring assessment;
and
(2) identify students with
sufficient reading skills, who are not required to take a winter or spring
assessment.
(c) Annually,
after the completion of the school year but not later than July 15, each school
district shall provide a report to the department that includes all data
required under
AS
14.30.760(a)(4).
(d) A school district may request a waiver
from the requirement that it use the department-provided statewide literacy
screening tool. The department will make available to all school districts a K
- 3 literacy screener waiver form. The commissioner will grant the K - 3
literacy screener waiver if the district-selected screening tool is an
evidence-based screening tool consistent with
AS
14.30.760 and meets the requirements of this
subsection. A K - 3 literacy screener waiver granted by the commissioner to a
school district becomes void if the school district selects a new screening
tool. An application for a K - 3 literacy screener waiver must be submitted in
writing not later than April 15 to be considered for use in the following
school year and must include
(1) a
description of the district selected screening tool and how it meets the
requirements of
AS
14.30.760;
(2) a dyslexia screener;
(3) the reason for seeking the waiver;
and
(4) any additional information
supporting the district's request for a waiver.
Notes
Authority:AS 14.07.020
AS 14.07.060
AS 14.30.765
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