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GISD launches literacy intervention program Georgetown ISD is looking to expand a new literacy intervention program aimed at helping more students read at grade level. The impact to GISD information. How it works
District could pause opening enrollment Georgetown ISD’s Long-Range Planning Committee is not recommending opening enrollment to students outside of the dis- trict or expanding its inter-district transfer policy, Assistant Superintendent Heather Stoner said at a May 5 board workshop. The background The committee has been exploring ways to fully utilize existing facilities, offer innovative programs at certain schools, and update its transfer policy for students. Looking ahead The district may wait until after rezoning students and opening new buildings before changing its transfer policy, Stoner said.
The district launched the Literacy First Early Reading Intervention program in partnership with The University of Texas at Austin Charles A. Dana Center. The program provides daily interventions and support for kindergarten through third grade stu- dents in phonics, decoding and reading fluency. Teachers and paraprofessionals assisting students receive additional support and training.
The district has seen positive results since it began piloting the program at Cooper and Frost elementaries in February, Chief Academic Officer Sonja Howard said at an April 22 board meeting. This school year, the percentage of kindergar- ten through fifth grade students reading at grade level has increased from 49% to 57%, according
Program participation Thirty K-3 students have participated in Georgetown ISD’s new literacy intervention program.
Campus
Tutors
Students served
Students graduated
Cooper ES
1 bilingual tutor, 1 English tutor
20 students 10 students
4 graduated 5 graduated
Frost ES
1 English tutor
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