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Professional Development - MDE Grant


In spring 2024, the Michigan Department of Education awarded a grant to Clintondale Community Schools totaling $253,211 to "improve literacy instructional practices by investing in quality, research-based best practices, and professional learning."

"35j legislation states that ALL (100%) Pre-K to 5 teachers (this includes classroom teachers, resource teachers, electives teachers, etc.), building administrators, and instructional coaches must complete the selected professional learning."

To that end, more than 73 elementary staff are engaging this year (2024-2025) in literacy professional development aligned to the science of reading, including:

  • Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) by Lexia Learning
  • M Class Assessment Training 
  • Launch and Strengthen Professional Development for Pre-K
  • Launch and Strengthen Professional Development for K-2
  • Launch and Strengthen Professional Development for 3-5
  • Bi monthly grade level coaching for K-5 staff

Curriculum & Assessment
Furthermore, the grant states that the “district is required to…post on the district’s website which Pre-K to 5 literacy curriculum and benchmark assessment the district is using.”

Pre-K to 5 literacy curriculum:  Clintondale Community Schools purchased Core Knowledge Language Arts Curriculum (CKLA), which aligns with the Science of Reading (SOR) in 2023. 

Benchmark assessments Include:
Grade K-2: DIBELS and CKLA’s M-Class
Grades 3-5: NWEA MAP