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13. Professional Development Educator Count

The following tables provide the number of educators in the district or charter school who have met the READ Act professional development requirements, the number who are currently in training and the number who still need training. This training is occurring in phases, the details for which can be found on the MDE READ Act Professional Development webpage.

Educator Count Phase 1

Phase 1: Educator Role Total Number in District or Charter Organization Educators who have completed Training Educators with Training in Progress Educators who need Training
Fourth and fifth grade teachers (Sixth grade depending on the structure of your elementary school) 0 0 0 0
Instructional support staff, contractors, and volunteers who assist in providing reading interventions under the oversight and monitoring of a trained licensed teacher 64 57 7 7
Pre-K Classroom teachers Pre-K classroom teachers include Voluntary Prekindergarten/School Readiness Plus, Early Childhood Special Education (Part B/619) responsible for early literacy/reading instruction and School Readiness 0 0 0 0
K-3 Classroom teachers 0 0 0 0
K-12 Teachers holding English as a second language licenses 1 1 0 0
K-12 Reading Intervention Teachers 0 0 0 0
K-12 Special Education educators responsible for foundational reading instruction 37 32 1 4
Pre-K through grade five Curriculum Directors 1 0 1 1
Employees who select literacy instructional materials for grades pre-K through grade five 0 0 0 0


Educator Count Phase 2

Phase 2: Educator Role Total Number in District or Charter Organization Educators who have completed Training Educators with Training in Progress Educators who need Training
Teachers who provide foundational reading instruction to students in grades 4-12 0 0 0 0
Teachers who provide reading instruction to students in dual language immersion programs 0 0 0 0
Teachers who provide reading instruction to students in a state-approved alternative program 7 7 0 0
Employees who select literacy instructional materials for grades 6-12 0 0 0 0
Grades 6-12 Curriculum Directors 1 0 1 1
Grades 6-12 instructional support staff who provide reading support 63 56 7 7


Of the total number of required instructional support staff, contractors, and volunteers from the above charts, the number that have completed the Paraprofessional Structured Literacy Training (PSLT, 8-hours training).
113

The PSLT was provided by:
District PSLT Trainer