18A:6-145 Develop, publish guidance, literacy.
4. a. The Department of Education shall, after consideration of the recommendations provided by the working group pursuant to section 3 of this act, develop and publish guidance for use by school districts beginning with the 2025-2026 school year regarding:
(1) acceptable and reliable instruments for conducting a universal literacy screening;
(2) high-quality literacy instructional materials;
(3) best practices for the frequency of screening students in grades kindergarten through three and grades four through 12; and
(4) data analysis strategies for high-quality literacy instruction and intervention.
b. The department shall disseminate the guidance developed pursuant to this section to school districts.
L.2024, c.52, s.4.
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