Alaska Administrative Code
Title 4 - Education and Early Development
Chapter 06 - Government of Schools
Article 3 - Department Reading Program
4 AAC 06.310 - Application and selection

Universal Citation: 4 AK Admin Code 4 AAC 06.310

Current through February 27, 2024

(a) The department will notify a school that it is eligible to apply for the reading program in fall of each year.

(b) An eligible school may apply to the department as provided in AS 14.30.770 by submitting a complete application on or before February 15 of each year on a form provided by the department.

(c) A complete application must include

(1) the school and school district name;

(2) the signature of the school principal, school district superintendent, and school board chair;

(3) a completed K - 3 MTSS reading plan;

(4) school summative assessment scores for the past two years;

(5) school statewide screening tool or other approved screening tool results for students in kindergarten through grade three over the past year; for applications submitted in 2024 an eligible school shall submit screening tool results available as of February 15; and

(6) a statement describing the school's commitment to reading improvement through participation in the department reading program and implementation of reading improvement goals.

(d) The department will notify schools of acceptance in the department reading program not later than April 1 of each year for support in the following year.

(e) In selecting schools the department will prioritize complete applications providing evidence of a school's ability to implement direct support for and intervention in intensive reading intervention services.

Authority: 14.07.020

AS 14.07.060

AS 14.30.770

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