READ Act
Statutory References
- Colorado READ Act
- Colorado READ Act Rules
- Amendments to the READ Act (SB19-199 and SB22-004)*
Contact
Willyn Webb
Early Childhood & School
Support Coordinator
303-532-6262
| Requirement | CSI/State Oversight |
| Follow CDE READ Advisory Lists when purchasing literacy programming with READ Act funds. |
Literacy Program Spring Data Collection Oversight of READ budgets Allowable uses |
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Administer a state board approved interim assessment to all students in grades K-3. K within first 90 days, 1-3 within first 30 days. Administer a state board approved diagnostic assessment to students who score below the cut-score on the interim within 60 days to determine a Significant Reading Deficiency Administer to K-3 again at End of Year |
CSI verifies approved assessments and submits the Literacy Program Spring Data Collection CSI collects Assessment Window Dates each August. |
| Develop a READ plan for students identified as Significant Reading Deficient informed by the diagnostic assessment and the body of evidence as soon as practicable and monitor progress throughout the year to demonstrate progress toward the Minimum Competency Skill Levels. |
CSI Assurance |
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Complete Teacher and Administrator Training
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CSI verifies documentation submitted for the Teacher and Administrator Training Report to CDE each August. |
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Submit Required Reports
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CSI verifies accuracy and submits in order to receive a distribution of per pupil funds. CDE READ Act Dashboard and Literacy Curriculum Transparency Dashboard. |
| Follow Allowable uses for the READ Budget/narrative | CSI and CDE approves the budget/narrative |
READ Data Collections
READ Training Requirement
K-3 Teachers, K-3 Administrators, K-12 Interventionists, (verification due August 1)
- READ Act Required Training [slides] [recording]
- Training Options
- Instructions for Reporting [docx] [recording]
Literacy Program & Assessment (due May 1)
*Your individual school’s spreadsheet is in your G-Drive READ Act Folder. If you have any questions, reach out to Willyn Webb at WillynWebb@csi.state.co.us
4-12 Cohort Data File (due on or before May 20)
- 2024 READ 4-12 Cohort Data Collections Training [slides] [recording] (5:27 minutes) [instructions]
*Pre-populated file in school READ Act folder on the G-Drive
K-3 READ Data File (due on or before May 20)
- File Template [xlsx]
- 2024 READ K-3 Data Collections Training [slides] [recording] (17 minutes)