Megan, teaching‑and‑learning staff, updated the board Feb. 10 on the district’s plan to implement LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) as part of a push toward structured literacy.

Megan explained LETRS is "training on the reading fundamental and comprehension skills, to create successful readers," and said the district expects to meet a licensure‑related requirement by July 1, 2028 by offering cohorts and training internal facilitators. "We have 3 of our elementary instructional coaches and our early childhood instructional coaches that will be trained this summer to be LETRS facilitators," she said.

The nut graf: the district reported a multi‑year approach combining external cohorts and internal facilitator development to ensure teachers complete LETRS or an equivalent credential before the 2028 licensure date.

Megan provided numbers on current completion: 21 employees had completed LETRS training as of the start of the school year; 17 staff were in their second year of the program and 22 had begun training during the year. She estimated about 20–30 additional teachers started the new virtual cohort this year. "Given our number of elementary staff, we're maybe at 20% or so on their way," Megan said, adding the district has a plan to reach 100% by the licensure deadline.

Board members pressed for more detail on percentage completion and whether K‑12 teachers beyond elementary are taking LETRS; Megan confirmed some secondary teachers have also opted in. Administrators described the district’s plan to use state support for cohort training and to create internal cohorts led by trained facilitators to reach full coverage before the licensure deadline.

No formal board action was taken; the update was presented as part of teaching and learning reports.