Literacy Plan
To support every child reading at or above grade level every year, beginning in kindergarten, and to support multilingual learners and students receiving special education services in achieving their individualized reading goals in order to meet grade level proficiency, a school district or charter school must adopt a local literacy plan that describes how they are working to meet that goal. A district must update and submit the plan to the commissioner by June 15 each year Minn. Stat.120B.12, subd. 4a (2023.)
Families are invited to review this page to learn more about the district's literacy plan for the 2024-2025 school year.
Date of last revision – May 22, 2024
- Minnesota READ Act Goal
- St. Anthony - New Brighton School District's Literacy Goal
- Universal and Dyslexia Screening
- Parent Notification and Involvement
- Student Summary Level and Dyslexia Screening Data – 2023-24 School Year
- Core Reading Instruction and Curricula Grades K-5
- Core ELA Instruction and Curricula Grades 6-12
- Data-Based Decision Making for Literacy Interventions
- Professional Development Plan
- Action Planning for Continuous Improvement
Minnesota READ Act Goal
St. Anthony - New Brighton School District's Literacy Goal
St. Anthony New Brighton will engage all practitioners in professional development to develop cultural competencies and best practices in effective instruction based on the Core 4 (anchor standards, essential learning targets, learning progressions, and performance task) and RRR (rigor, relevance, and relationships).
St. Anthony New Brighton will engage all practitioners in data cycles to facilitate evidence based decision making and practice to meet the needs of a range of diverse learners (staff, and students).
St. Anthony New Brighton will engage select representatives in think tanks opportunities to voice rising instructional/social/relational issues and engage in problem solving/innovation cycles to ensure continuous improvement.
Universal and Dyslexia Screening
The district will use the FastBridge: earlyReading (Grades K-1) and CBMReading (Grades 1-3) screener system.
Grades K-3 Screeners
Name of the assessment | Target audience (Grades K-3) | What component of reading is being assessed? (Each component should be addressed.) | Assessment Type (Each type of assessment should be represented.) | How often is the data being collected? |
FastBridge: earlyReading (Grades K-1) and CBMReading (Grades 1-3) |
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Grades 4-12 Screeners
Name of the assessment | Target audience (Grades K-3) | What component of reading is being assessed? (Each component should be addressed.) | Assessment Type (Each type of assessment should be represented.) | How often is the data being collected? |
FastBridge: aReading and CBMReading |
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Parent Notification and Involvement
Parents will be communicated with through email and parent teacher conferences. When appropriate, all school messaging about assessments and reports will be shared. Specific data from standardized assessments and benchmarks will be communicated with parents so they understand the needs of their child. Parents will be given details on how their child is being supported at school and provided with resources to support their child at home.
In addition, parents will receive information about their child’s progress through our unit based communication system: a formative reporting process. Learning progressions for each unit will be sent to families at the beginning and end of each unit to inform them about student progress.
Student Summary Level and Dyslexia Screening Data – 2023-24 School Year
Kindergarten – Grade 3
Grade | Number of Students Universally Screened in Fall | Number of Students Universally at or Above Benchmark Fall | Number of Students Universally Screened in Spring | Number of Students at or above Benchmark Spring | Number of Students Screened for Dyslexia | Number identified with Characteristics of Dyslexia |
KG | 105 | 84 | 106 | 65 | 105 | 4 |
First (1st) | 106 | 51 | 109 | 58 | 106 | 13 |
Second (2nd) | 108 | 67 | 110 | 77 | 108 | 20 |
Third (3rd) | 104 | 66 | 101 | 65 | 104 | 17 |
Grades 4-12 Not Reading at Grade Level
Grade | Total Number of Students Screened | Number of Students Identified as Not Reading at Grade Level | Number of Students Screened for Dyslexia | Number of Students Identified with Characteristics of Dyslexia |
Fourth (4th) | 123 | 40 | 123 | 6 |
Fifth (5th) | 111 | 45 | 111 | 4 |
Sixth (6th) | 143 | 46 | 143 | 13 |
Seventh (7th) | 143 | 41 | 143 | 9 |
Eighth (8th) | 150 | 52 | 150 | 25 |
Ninth (9th) | 164 | 55 | 164 | 29 |
Tenth (10th) | 139 | 50 | 139 | 23 |
Eleventh (11th) | - | - | - | - |
Twelfth (12th) | - | - | - | - |
Core Reading Instruction and Curricula Grades K-5
Grade | Implemented Curricula |
Description of Curricula Use (Foundational Skills, Knowledge Building, Comprehensive or Supplemental) |
Instructional Delivery Model (Include Minutes Dedicated to Whole Class and Differentiated Instruction) |
Kindergarten |
Heggerty & UFLI *will be moving to SAVVAS MyView (comprehensive curricula) for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Heggerty & UFLI –
foundational skills
(phonological
awareness and
phonics)
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Heggerty and UFLI Whole Group 5 days a week for 54 minutes a day UFLI Intervention 5 days a week for 150 minutes a day |
First (1st) |
Heggerty & UFLI *will be moving to SAVVAS MyView for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Heggerty & UFLI –
foundational skills
(phonological
awareness and
phonics)
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Heggerty and UFLI Whole Group 5 days a week for 40 minutes a day UFLI Intervention 3 days a week for 150 minutes 2 days a week for 60 minutes |
Second (2nd) |
Heggerty & UFLI *will be moving to SAVVAS MyView for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Heggerty & UFLI –
foundational skills
(phonological awareness and phonics)
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Heggerty and UFLI Whole Group 5 days a week for 30 minutes a day UFLI Intervention 5 days a week for 100 minutes |
Third (3rd) |
Heggerty & UFLI & Teacher Created Materials *will be moving to SAVVAS MyView for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Heggerty & UFLI –
foundational skills
(phonological awareness and phonics)
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Heggerty and UFLI Whole Group 5 days a week for 30 minutes a day UFLI Intervention 5 days a week for 100 minutes |
Fourth (4th) |
Teacher Created Materials *will be moving to SAVVAS MyView for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Comprehensive |
UFLI Intervention 3 days a week for 120 minutes 2 days a week for 90 minutes |
Fifth (5th) |
Teacher Created Materials *will be moving to SAVVAS MyView for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Comprehensive |
UFLI Intervention 5 days a week for 25 minutes |
Core ELA Instruction and Curricula Grades 6-12
Grade | Implemented ELA Curricula | Description of Curricula Use (e.g. comprehension, vocabulary, writing) | Instructional Delivery Model (e.g. class period length, block schedule, IB, AP) |
Sixth (6th) |
Teacher Created Materials *will be moving to SAVVAS MyPerspectives for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Comprehensive |
80 minutes 4 times a week 80-85 minutes once a week Total minutes - 400-405 *6th graders have a reading and an ELA class* |
Seventh (7th) |
Teacher Created Materials *will be moving to SAVVAS MyPerspectives for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Comprehensive |
80 minutes 2 times a week 40-45 minutes once a week Total minutes - 200-205 |
Eighth (8th) |
Teacher Created Materials *will be moving to SAVVAS MyPerspectives for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Comprehensive |
80 minutes 2 times a week 40-45 minutes once a week Total minutes - 200-205 |
Ninth (9th) |
Teacher Created Materials *will be moving to SAVVAS MyPerspectives for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Comprehensive |
45 minutes 3 times a week 90 minutes once a week Total minutes - 225 |
Tenth (10th) |
Teacher Created Materials *will be moving to SAVVAS MyPerspectives for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Comprehensive |
45 minutes 3 times a week 90 minutes once a week Total minutes - 225 |
Eleventh (11th) |
Teacher Created Materials *will be moving to SAVVAS MyPerspectives for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Comprehensive |
45 minutes 3 times a week 90 minutes once a week Total minutes - 225 |
Twelfth (12th) |
Teacher Created Materials *will be moving to SAVVAS MyPerspectives for the 2024-25 academic year* |
Comprehensive |
45 minutes 3 times a week 90 minutes once a week Total minutes - 225 |
Data-Based Decision Making for Literacy Interventions
Professional Development Plan
St. Anthony New Brighton will participate in an approved training for educators on structured literacy. All teachers in Phase 1 will complete approved training no later than June 30, 2026. At this time we are collaborating to determine which of the training options would align best with our Effective Instruction framework.
St. Anthony New Brighton will be adopting SAVVAS MyView for grade K–5 and SAVVAS MyPerspectives for grade 6-12 at the start of the 2024-25 academic year. Teacher and building level leaders will receive training starting in the summer of 2024. Teachers and support staff will participate in walkthroughs and fidelity checks to ensure the implementation of SAVVAS. St. Anthony New Brighton staff will participate in continuous professional development provided by SAVVAS to ensure effective implementation.
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 |
Pre-K Classroom and
Part B/619 Early
Childhood Special
Education Educators
responsible for early
literacy instruction
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
K-3 Classroom Educators (Including ESL Instructors Responsible for Reading Instruction) | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Grades 4-5 (or 6) Classroom Educators (if applicable) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
K-12 Reading Interventionists | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
K-12 Special Education Educators Responsible for Reading Instruction | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Pre-K Through Grade 5 Curriculum Directors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pre-K Through Grade 5 Instructional Support Staff Who Provide Reading Support | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 |
Grades 4-12 Classroom Educators Responsible for Reading Instruction | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Pre-K Through Grade 12 Educators Who Work With English Learners (Licensed ELL Teachers) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Grades K-Age 21 Educators who work with students who qualify for the graduation incentives program under section 124D.68
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grades 6-12 Instructional Support Staff Who Provide Reading Support | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Grades 6-12 Curriculum Directors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employees Who Select Literacy Instructional Materials for Grades 6-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |