Approves up to $114,500 for a literacy consultant on special education reading training
The district hires an individual consultant to lead training in multisensory reading instruction, work with central office staff and teachers on special assignment, manage the Special Education Department's investments in reading intervention curriculum, and build a system to track progress. The contract runs July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, with a cap of $114,500.
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- Vendor / partner
- Individual contractor
- Action
- New agreement
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- Special education“Special Education” lumps together very different kinds of spending, from full-time private school placements to everyday staffing, and the public record rarely says which is which, so read its totals with caution. Why this matters
- Sub-category
- Programs & support
- Term
- Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
- This vote
- $114,500
- Funding
- Special Education Funding
- Resource / site
6500-975- Vendor no.
008631- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
24-1326· agendaT.-43- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 5, 2024
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement by and between the District and Allison Guilfoil, Minneapolis, MN, for the latter to provide: coordination, content development and direct provision of professional learning specific to multisensory literacy instruction in alignment with District goals; training and collaboration with central office staff and Teachers on Special Assignment to ensure foundational understanding of the science of reading across Academic Division Departments; management of Special Education Department’s investments in literacy intervention curriculum and development of and training in a system to monitor implementation and student progress to ensure accountability and desired student growth outcomes; and provision of ‘just-in-time’ teacher, via the Special Education Department, for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $114,500.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report