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PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR
PROGRESS MONITORING TOOL HOW OFTEN
ADMINISTRATION
District Data Meetings Department of Teaching and Bi-weekly
Learning and Department of
School Leadership
District School Support Department of Teaching and Quarterly
Meetings Learning and Department of
School Leadership
SECTION SIX: Engaging Parents, Caregivers, and Community
Describe your plan to involve parents and caregivers in the development and implementation of the
Student Reading Plans based on diagnostic screener results.
Families will be notified of students’ diagnostic screening results on the Virginia Language and
Literacy Screener after each administration and provided an opportunity to discuss the
development and implementation of the Student Reading Plan with school staff. Families will also
receive a copy of the plan and progress updates.
Describe your plan to build successful school, parent, caregiver, and community partnerships,
especially in relation to literacy development.
The Department of Teaching and Learning will partner with Family and Community Engagement
Specialists to ensure communication and collaboration with families, including planning division
and school-based events, to engage families in literacy activities and experiences. The division will
continue to collaborate with community partners, including local universities and churches, to
support school-based literacy initiatives.
Per the Virginia Literacy Act, each local school board shall post, maintain, and update as necessary
on each school board’s website a copy of its division-wide literacy plan and the job description and
contact information for any reading specialist employed by such school division pursuant to
subsection G of § 22.1-253.13:2 and for any dyslexia specialist employed by such school division
The Department shall post each division-wide literacy plan on its website.
Provide the link to where the division-wide literacy plan will be housed on your school division
website: https://sbo.nn.k12.va.us/literacy/
DIVISION LITERACY PLAN CERTIFICATION:
We certify that the information reported in the division literacy plan is accurate. This information includes:
● Section One: Planning for Comprehensive Communication
● Section Two: Selecting High-Quality Instructional Materials
● Section Three: Ensuring Virginia Literacy Act Evidence-Based Reading Research Training
● Section Four: Monitoring Student Assessment and Progress
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