Delaware General Assembly

Lieu/Substituted 4/5/22

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

SS 1 for SB 4 w/ HA 1, HA 2

3/24/22

Sturgeon

Sen. S. McBride
Reps. K. Williams, Heffernan

Sen. Bonini, Hansen, Lockman, Mantzavinos, Sokola, Townsend, Walsh
Reps. Baumbach, Morrison

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EVIDENCE-BASED READING CURRICULA.

This Act requires the Department of Education (“Department”) to maintain and publish a list of evidence-based, reading instruction curricula for grades kindergarten through 3. Each curriculum on this list must align with the essential components of literacy, known as the “science of reading” and use high-quality instructional materials. This Act also requires that by the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year, school districts and charter schools serving students in grades kindergarten through 3 do all of the following: 1. Adopt a reading instruction curriculum from the Department list. 2. Demonstrate that all educators who teach reading complete professional development aligned with the essential components of evidence-based reading instruction. 3. Identify a school-based supervisory position responsible for assisting with the implementation of the adopted curriculum. In addition, this Act requires school district and charter schools to provide an annual report to the Department regarding the implementation of these requirements and the Department must produce an annual report summarizing this information. The information required in the Department’s report may be consolidated into a single report with the requirements under § 158 of Title 14, if House Bill No. 304 is also enacted this year.

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