The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced the West Plains School District is among 32 school districts from across the state selected to receive services through the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) program to improve literacy efforts locally.
Missouri is one of 11 states to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for its CLSD program. The district will receive a $180,000 grant distributed over five years, allowing the West Plains Elementary & South Fork Elementary to advance literacy skills at all grade levels.
The Missouri CLSD program was designed to complement DESE’s commitment to literacy under the agency’s Show-Me Success plan. The goal of the project is to improve educators’ working knowledge of evidence-based literacy strategies to effectively teach reading and writing to all students. This includes providing professional development to pre-service teachers in institutions of higher education as well as early childhood and K-12 educators. Additionally, the grant will help LEAs develop evidenced-based literacy plans to implement at their schools while also providing additional literacy support for families.
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