Dyslexia screening and response.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0052

ENROLLED ACT NO. 39, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
reading assessment and intervention; requiring assessment and early intervention for dyslexia and other reading difficulties;

requiring a report;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 21
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110(a)(xxiii) and 21
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401
(a)
,
(c)
and by creating a new subsection (d)
are amended to read:

21
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110.

Duties of boards of trustees.

(a)

The board of trustees in each school district shall:

(xxiii)

Implement and administer the reading screening
and intervention

program for students in kindergarten through grade three (3) as required by W.S. 21
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401;

21
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401.

Reading assessment and intervention.

(a)

Each school district shall design and implement a reading screening program that measures student reading progress
and
includes prescreening

for
dyslexia and other reading difficulties as early as possible

in kind
ergarten through grade three (3)
. The screening program shall include a reading assessment plan using screening instruments approved by the department of education, which is administered to all students in kindergarten through grade three (3), with standardized measures providing statewide longitudinal data and providing the capability for monitoring and measuring reading progress.
In addition to a universal screening instrument, the department of
education shall identify assessment instruments utilized to identify dyslexia and other reading difficulties.

The program shall also include a plan for implementation of research based core curricula aligned to the statewide educational program standards and evidenced based interventions to meet the needs of all students.

The program shall be multi-tiered
and shall include
vari
ous
interventions
to
facilitate
remediation of any reading difficulty as early as possible
.

(c)

Each district shall annually report to the department of education on the progress of each of its schools toward reaching the goal of eighty-five percent (85%) of all students reading at grade level upon completion of the third grade. The report shall include longitudinal data on all students in kindergarten through grade three (3), and shall include the percentage of students meeting or exceeding proficiency levels for the reporting period.
The reporting shall
also
include the aggregate number of students identified by the screening
instruments
in each district by grade.

Each school not meeting the eighty-five percent (85%) goal specified under this subsection shall submit an improvement plan to the department. At a minimum, the improvement plan shall outline the district's general strategy for increasing reading proficiency for the next school year and shall specifically address the student-teacher ratio, the use of certified tutors and the use of instructional facilitators in kindergarten through grade three (3) in all schools within the district.

(d)

The state superintendent
, in consultation with Wyoming school districts, professionals in the area of dyslexia and other reading difficulties, and other appropriate stakeholders,

shall promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to administer the reading
assessment and intervention program pursuant to this statute.

Section 2.
Not later than August 1, 2012, the state su
perintendent shall report to the
joint education
interim
committee on the
reading
screening
program
that will be utilized for all
K
-3 students
, including prescreening for
dyslexia and other reading difficulties
as required by W.S. 21
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3
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401
as
amended under
s
ection 1 of this act
. The report shall
also
include information related to the multi-
tiered intervention system
and the educational plan.

Section 3
.
This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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