Local Literacy Plan: 2025-26 School Year
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). With the purpose of assisting districts and charter schools, the Department of Education has developed this Local Literacy Plan template. The Local Literacy Plan must be approved by the Superintendent and posted to the district or charter school’s website annually.
District or Charter School Information
District or Charter School Name and Number: St. Charles Public Schools District 858
Date of Last Revision: June 5, 2025
Minnesota READ Act Goal
The goal of the READ Act is to have every Minnesota 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. (Minn. Stat. 120B.12 (2024).
District or Charter School Literacy Goal
St. Charles Public School District Goals to ensure Reading Proficiency for all:
- To increase the number of students reading at grade level as measured by the Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST™) aReading assessment by 2% from Fall 2025 to Spring 2026.
- District MCA (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment) proficiency goal in Reading: To increase the number of students’ proficient to the state average or above in all identified subgroups.
This plan focuses the district’s literacy efforts in the following areas to ensure all students are proficient in reading:
- Providing supports to ensure all students have access to a high-quality preschool experience and a successful transition from PreK to K though a variety of prekindergarten experiences.
- Improving PreK through grade 6 teachers’ and Special Education teachers’ capacity to meet the needs of all students in the area of literacy though CAREIALL training in 2024-25 and for grades 7-12 in 2026-27.
- Implementation of UFLI Foundations in grades K-6 for all students who are identified as missing foundational reading skills following screening in 2025-26.
- Expanding the use of student data, and ensuring that information is available to teachers and other stakeholders.