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Meeting Date:
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5/15/2019 - 3:45 PM
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Category:
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Consent Calendar
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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11.17 CURRICULUM: Agreement With Newsela for Supplemental Services to Improve Reading Comprehension Skills for English Learners (funded through Title III Funds in the amount of $21,780, not the General Fund)
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Strategic Plan:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Newsela provides teachers with access to thousands of informational text articles, unit plans, and resources to promote literacy and improve reading comprehension for English Learners. The platform gives students full access to the library with each article offered at five different lexile levels. Teachers can monitor student progress with detail reports that show the number of articles students have read and their development in reading comprehension. The use of Newsela is supplemental and being proposed as an extra level of support to the core curriculum and is aligned with the purposes and goals of Title III regulations.
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Funding:
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The cost for this item will be included in the 2019-20 operating budget funded through Title III Funds, not the General Fund.
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Recommendation:
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It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Agreement with Newsela for Supplemental Services to improve reading comprehension skills for English Learners.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Charles Tippie - Director - Educational Services
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Signed By:
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Charles Newman - Assistant Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Candace Reines - Deputy Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Grant Bennett - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member David Nelissen Moved, Member Dr. Jose Luis Araux seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Agreement with Newsela for Supplemental Services to improve reading comprehension skills for English Learners.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Dr. Randall Freeman | Yes | | Edward Garcia, Jr. | Yes | | Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. | Yes | | David Nelissen | Yes | | Dr. Jose Luis Araux | Yes | |
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