READ Act
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The Colorado Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act (READ Act) was passed in 2013 and enacted in 2013. This law focuses on K-3 literacy development and includes requirements for assessment, individualized READ plans for students who have been identified as having a significant reading deficiency, and specifics around parent communication and involvement. CDE will be collecting READ Act information yearly.
DPS currently supports Istation as its READ Act assessment in grades K-8 and i-Ready in grades 6 – 12. STAR Early Literacy, STAR Reader, i-Ready, DIBELS 8 and mClass Lectura are also approved for use within DPS.
Resources
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Resources
SAL Communications 2023-24
READ ACT SAL Qualifications
READ Act Overview
READ 101 Webinar Series (CDE)
2023-24 READ Act Deadlines and Requirements
CDE READ Act Main Page
External Audit of State READ Act ResultsArchived SAL Communications
SAL Communication Archives 2018-2019
SAL Communication Archive 2019-2020
2020-21 SAL Communication Archive
2021-22 SAL Communications
2022-23 SAL Communication Archive -
SAL Trainings
The 2023 SAL training Schedule can be found here.
SAL Training
Both the primary and secondary (back-up) SAL must be trained
Elementary SAL training
Middle School/High School SAL Training
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Coming Soon
Turnkey Resources*
Elementary Teacher Turnkey Training Part 1
Part 2
Middle School/High School Teacher Turnkey Training
- Coming Soon
You will have access to the backend of the attendance spreadsheet (it's in the SAL Google folder) and can filter to your school to see who has attended.
*Please note that Charter School employees will need to use their dpsk12.net credentials to access most of these resources. This document provides information for how to log in.
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Dates to Know
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2023-24 School Year
Fall Assessment Window
Grades 1-12:
Initial Screener: 9/5/23-9/21/23
Verification (as needed) for 1-3: 10/2/23 - 10/11/23Kindergarten
Initial Screener: 10/2/23 - 10/27/23
Verification (as needed) 11/1/23 - 11/17/23Midyear Assessment Window
All Grades:
Assessment: 1/3/24 - 1/26/23
Verification (as needed) for K-3: 2/1/24 - 2/15/24Spring Assessment Window
All Grades:
Assessment: 5/1/24 - 5/24/24
No verifications in this windowTeacher Decision Deadline
Fall:1st-12th: 10/11/23-10/18/23
Kindergarten: 11/27/23-12/1/23
Midyear: All Grades: 2/15/24-2/23/24
Spring: N/A
READ Plan Completion Deadlines:
Fall: 10/31/23 (1st-12th)
12/15/23 (Kindergarten)
Midyear: 3/8/24 (All Grades)
Spring: 5/31/24 (All Grades)
Questions?
Catherine_Beck@dpsk12.net 720-423-2564Assessment Applications
OASIS, School Folders, SAL Designation, etc.)