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Understanding AB 289: Nevada’s Newly Revised Read by Grade 3 Act

This presentation provides an overview of Nevada's revised Read by Grade 3 Act (AB 289), including the changes made, the goals of the act, and the impact it will have on students, teachers, and schools. It also discusses the transition of the Read by Grade 3 program to the Nevada Department of Education's Office of Standards and Instructional Support and the collaboration needed for successful implementation. Relevant topics include K-3 reading data, kindergarten and grades 1-3 assessments, and the appropriations for AB 289.

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Understanding AB 289: Nevada’s Newly Revised Read by Grade 3 Act

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  1. Understanding AB 289:Nevada’s Newly Revised Read by Grade 3 Act Presented to: The Nevada State Board of Education August 29, 2019 Presented by: The Nevada Department of Education Office of Standards and Instructional Support (SIS) Dave Brancamp - Director Darrin Hardman - Education Programs Professional, Read by Grade 3 Dr. Kevin Marie Laxalt - Education Programs Professional, Read by Grade 3 Brenda Bledsoe - Education Programs Professional, ADAM Office

  2. A Guiding Principle CHILDREN are the priority. CHANGE is the reality. COLLABORATION is the strategy. --Judith Billings

  3. Agenda • Transitions and Introductions • Looking Back: The 2015 Read by Grade 3 Act • Looking Into: A Snapshot of Recent K-3 Reading Data • Looking Forward: The Revised Read by Grade 3 Act – AB 289 (2019) • Planning Forward: Collaborating for Professional Learning • Questions and Answers

  4. Transitions and Introductions • July 1, 2019 – Read by Grade 3 Program transitions from the NDE Office of Student and School Supports to the NDE Office of Standards and Instructional Support • This shift constitutes a primary change in focus for Read by Grade 3 from grant management support to instructional support in reading • Current Read by Grade 3 Staff: • Dave Brancamp - Director • Darrin Hardman - Education Program Professional: Southern Office • Dr. Kevin Marie Laxalt - Education Program Professional: Northern Office

  5. Looking Back: The 2015 RBG3 Act Initial Appropriations through Competitive Grants

  6. Looking Back: The Primary Intent • Dramatically improve student achievement by ensuring all Nevada students are able to read proficiently by the end of third grade • Improve K-3 literacy instruction • Establish an early reading assessment framework • Establish a comprehensive statewide system of K-3 reading instruction and intervention • Implement a promotion-retention decision-making process (to begin in 2020)

  7. Looking Back: Implementation

  8. Looking Into: Kindergarten Data Kindergarten Winter to Spring Conditional Growth Percentile on K-3 MAP Growth Reading Assessment Results (NWEA) * Percentage of students at or below the 40th percentile ** Percentage of students from the 41st thru 60th percentile *** Percentage of students above the 60th percentile

  9. Looking Into: Grades 1-3 Data Grades 1-3 Fall to Spring Conditional Growth Percentile on K-3 MAP Growth Reading Assessment Results (NWEA) * Percentage of students at or below the 40th percentile ** Percentage of students from the 41st thru 60th percentile *** Percentage of students above the 60th percentile

  10. Looking Into: Grade 3 Data Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment for English Language Arts http://nevadareportcard.nv.gov/di/

  11. Looking Into: Grade 4 Data Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment for English Language Arts http://nevadareportcard.nv.gov/di/

  12. Looking Forward: AB 289 Appropriations • Provides noncompetitive grants across the entire state utilizing a weighted funding formula • The primary intent is to provide support of school-based efforts to ensure that all students are proficient readers by the end of third grade • Includes $31.7 million in each year of the 2019-21 biennium, a 54.5% increase from the prior biennium • Ensures that all Nevada elementary schools will have an assigned literacy specialist who will: • Work with the school principal and teachers • Serve as a resource for professional development • Produce master reading teachers to improve student reading achievement

  13. Looking Forward: Key Changes • Removes grade 3 retention requirement and replaces it with mandatory intervention and intensive instruction for grades 4 and 5 • Clarifies that a student’s reading plan will regularly assess reading growth to ensure that programs and services are effective • Extends reading intervention services and intensive instruction to include all grades in an elementary school

  14. Looking Forward: Collaboration All partners focused on improving reading achievement

  15. Questions and Answers

  16. RBG3 Contacts Dr. Kevin Marie Laxalt, Education Programs Professional klaxalt@doe.nv.gov (775) 687-5932 Darrin Hardman, Education Programs Professional dhardman@doe.nv.gov (702) 486-6602 Dave Brancamp, Director dbrancamp@doe.nv.gov (775) 687-5930

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