Bill > SB909

This bill, titled the Modernizing Educational Programs and Technologies Act, aims to enhance educational opportunities and fiscal efficiency in West Virginia. It allows local school boards to enter into multi-year contracts, up to five years, for educational materials that include technology services, provided these contracts offer documented fiscal savings and include a cancellation clause. The bill also expands the Mountain State Digital Literacy Program, which offers resources and professional development in digital literacy, to include students in grades K-12 and adds new areas like reading, mathematics, science, and career-technical education. Crucially, it mandates that all public school teachers in Kindergarten through Grade 5 who provide literacy instruction must receive high-quality professional training in the "science of reading," a research-based approach to teaching reading, with specific timelines for current and new educators to complete this training and obtain a free endorsement. Funding is also allocated for this science of reading training.

Education

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