Florida's test - based promotion policy is part of a broader effort to improve early reading instruction, which has included state -
funded reading coaches, evidence - based professional development, and mandatory blocks of time dedicated to reading in all elementary schools.
Not exact matches
As we discussed last week, the athletic department seems to be attempting to address its own infrastructure (
read:
funding and staffing) before worrying about the head
coaching position.
Like Alabama, Arizona committed extra
funds, including $ 1 million for training, to extend the program's approach to all its elementary schools, and has worked with districts to redeploy federal Title I and Title II
funds to pay for
reading coaches, training, and research - based curricula.
It is the only state to
fund not just
reading coaches but also principal
coaches, who train principals to be better instructional leaders and who drive accountability to the district level by ensuring that schools get support from superintendents and central - office staff.
This also included
funding for literacy
coaches as part of the Literacy - Based Promotion Act of 2013, more commonly referred to as Third - Grade
Reading Gate.
In its earliest manifestations, literacy
coaching was
funded through No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and
Reading First legislation, and too many
coaches acted as school administrators» eyes and ears.