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120.255 (1) (er) Early literacy and reading improvement. The amounts in the
2schedule to contract with and train literacy coaches under s. 115.39.
SB70-AA7,3 3Section 3. 20.255 (2) (er) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,13,54 20.255 (2) (er) Early literacy and reading improvement; stipends. The amounts
5in the schedule for payments to local educational agencies under 115.39 (5).
SB70-AA7,4 6Section 4. 115.39 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,13,7 7115.39 Literacy coaching program. (1) Definitions. In this section:
SB70-AA7,13,98 (a) “CESA region” means the geographic territory within the boundaries of a
9cooperative educational service agency.
SB70-AA7,13,1110 (b) “Local educational agency” means a school district or a charter school
11established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
SB70-AA7,13,1312 (c) “Urban school district” means a school district in which the number of pupils
13enrolled, as defined in s. 121.004 (7), in the previous school year was at least 16,000.
SB70-AA7,13,16 14(2) Literacy coaching program. The department shall establish a literacy
15coaching program to improve literacy outcomes in this state. The literacy coaching
16program established under this subsection shall include all of the following:
SB70-AA7,13,2217 (a) Literacy coaches who support the implementation of evidence-based
18literacy instructional practices in grades kindergarten to 12 in local educational
19agencies in this state. Coaches under this paragraph shall collaborate with local
20educational agencies to establish goals for literacy outcomes for specific grade levels
21and literacy areas and provide ongoing support to local educational agencies to meet
22those goals.
SB70-AA7,14,423 (b) Literacy coaches who focus on early literacy instructional transitions by
24providing in-person trainings for teachers who teach 4-year-old kindergarten,
255-year-old kindergarten, or first grade in local educational agencies. Coaches under

1this paragraph shall provide in-person trainings to evaluate existing early literacy
2curricula and goals and to assist local educational agencies to create local,
3standards-aligned, and developmentally appropriate curricula and instruction for
44-year-old kindergarten to first grade pupils.
SB70-AA7,14,65 (c) Trainings for literacy coaches under par. (a) on how to identify
6evidence-based literacy instructional practices.
SB70-AA7,14,87 (d) Trainings for literacy coaches under par. (b) on how to facilitate regional
8trainings focused on early literacy instructional coherence.
SB70-AA7,14,12 9(3) Regional literacy coaches. (a) 1. The department shall contract with
10individuals who demonstrate knowledge and expertise in evidence-based literacy
11instructional practices and instructional experience in grades 4-year-old
12kindergarten to 12 to serve as literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a).
SB70-AA7,14,1613 2. The department shall contract with individuals who demonstrate knowledge
14and expertise in early literacy instructional practices and instructional experience
15in grades 4-year-old kindergarten to one to serve as literacy coaches under sub. (2)
16(b).
SB70-AA7,14,1817 3. The department shall contract for the total number of literacy coaches
18required under par. (b).
SB70-AA7,14,2019 (b) To ensure that literacy coaching services are provided statewide, the
20department shall assign literacy coaches as follows:
SB70-AA7,14,2221 1. To each urban school district, one literacy coach under sub. (2) (a) and one
22literacy coach under sub. (2) (b).
SB70-AA7,14,2323 2. To each CESA region, as follows:
SB70-AA7,15,224 a. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than
25urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was

140,000 or fewer, one literacy coach under sub. (2) (a) and one literacy coach under sub.
2(2) (b).
SB70-AA7,15,63 b. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than
4urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was
540,001 to 80,000, 2 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a) and 2 literacy coaches under
6sub. (2) (b).
SB70-AA7,15,107 c. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than
8urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was
980,001 to 120,000, 3 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a) and 3 literacy coaches under
10sub. (2) (b).
SB70-AA7,15,1411 d. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than
12urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was
13greater than 120,000, 4 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a) and 4 literacy coaches
14under sub. (2) (b).
SB70-AA7,15,17 15(4) Participation; local educational agencies. (a) Except as provided in par.
16(b), the department may not require a local educational agency to participate in the
17program under sub. (2).
SB70-AA7,15,1818 (b) Each urban school district shall participate in the program under sub. (2).
SB70-AA7,15,21 19(5) Payments. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (er), the department
20shall pay to each urban school district and each local educational agency that elects
21to work with a literacy coach under sub. (2) (a) an annual payment of $7,000.”.
SB70-AA7,15,22 2237. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA7,15,23 23 Section 25. 115.366 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.366 (3) Awards. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from From the
2appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (du), the department shall award up to $1,000
3$6,000 for each school for which a grant is awarded under sub. (1).”.