Due to the need to make budget cuts, our district is considering eliminating the position of Reading Specialist. They are thinking of using Stimulus funds to hire three part time "instructional coaches" to work in classrooms to assist with math and reading. The assumption is that these three will replace the Reading Specialist.
Anyway, there are some staff who will be coming to the next board meeting when this will be discussed. Have any of you folks gone through anything similar? Have there been any arguments that have helped to plead the case in support of keeping the Reading Specialist? I hate to see our district lose that position. I have seen other districts lose the reading specialist and it takes years to get that specialist back, if they ever do. Sandy _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
