POSE Statements by Cara Holt

caraholt1 — 2024-07-25 13:39:13 UTC

Our nation's report card, NAEP shows that 33% of fourth-grade students performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level in reading in 2022. Is this something you've noticed at your campus? A resource that complements your core could benefit your students by filling gaps and helps meet students where they are. Would this be beneficial to you? The resources in Raz-Plus allow students access to texts that not only challenge them but keep them engaged in their reading. Raz- Plus has been proven to close the achievement gap in reading. Would it be valuable for us to explore more of Raz-Plus and see what resources are available for your teachers and students? Can we meet Wednesday at 2pm to discuss?

caraholt1 — 2024-07-25 13:43:19 UTC

We see that many districts in the area have had to make some tough decisions this year due to budget cuts. Many resources will no longer be available in their classrooms due to funding issues. Is this something you're experiencing in your district? I can relate. If you didn't have to make these tough decisions, your teachers would still be able to enjoy the use of all the resources they need to improve student outcomes. Would your teachers appreciate not having to lose valuable resources? Raz-Plus is a K-5 tool that fills many gaps across the entire ELA curriculum and is very affordable. It can help you fill the gaps for resources that you may no longer be able to afford. In a quick 10 minute zoom meeting would you like to see what Raz-Plus can offer your teachers? If you are available Thursday or Friday I'd like to take 10 minutes and show you how Raz-Plus can fill many of your instructional needs and your budget.

caraholt1 — 2024-07-25 13:45:38 UTC

You mentioned funding challenges exist, and it is difficult to find affordable SOR resources for teachers. Do you find that to be true? Having a solution that aligns with your budget and supports SOR instruction would benefit your teachers and students. Would you agree? We have supplemental solutions for SOR instructional needs and student practice opportunities that are easily accessible in one platform. Would you like to explore what this looks like for teachers and students? It will only take 5-7 minutes of your time. Are you available to meet via Zoom on Tuesday, 7/24 at 10 am to preview these resources? Is there anyone else you'd like to join our meeting?

caraholt1 — 2024-07-25 13:49:41 UTC

Like many other districts who have adopted new core programs, I am sure you are looking to prioritize your budget to support the new implementation. Would you agree this is a focus for your district? We have been working with schools and districts like yours to explore alternative funding sources like PTO, Grants, EL, or emergent bilingual budgets to purchase supplemental resources. Is this something we could explore together? Instructional needs in each of your classrooms can span a wide range of literacy needs. By leveraging our vast amount of core-aligned instructional supports, we can improve teacher efficacy and effectiveness. We would like to explore how our literacy resources, including English Language Learner resources, have supported other districts. Are you available on Tuesday at 10:30 AM to explore this discussion further?

caraholt1 — 2024-07-25 13:54:34 UTC

With all the new Core program adoptions, we are hearing from educators that we need more decodables for reteaching skills that students are struggling with. Do you find this to be true? LAZ resources are designed to boost your Core by providing a wide range of decodables and additional texts that can be used to reteach skills that students are struggling with and provide texts that support research based instruction. Including authentic fiction and nonfiction. Would additional texts allow your teachers to meet the varied needs of your students? By using the Raz-Plus correlations tool, teachers can continue to follow your district plan by finding Raz-Plus resources that support what your teachers are doing that week in Wonders; teachers can locate the exact resource that is needed based on what Unit, topic or skill within Wonders. I'd only need 10-15 minutes of your time to show you how our resources can be used in your district. Would Wednesday at 12 o'clock work for you?

caraholt1 — 2024-07-25 13:59:11 UTC

We recognize across many districts the inconsistencies of all rostered teacher's usage. Not collaborating on how to use the product as a school. Are you looking for ways to help your teachers increase usage while being able to store and prioritize critical resources? Having consistency and equity across classrooms will increase collaboration and greatly benefit teachers. Would this make your life easier to have one location where teachers could store lessons and share across the district with key guidance from instructional coaches? We would love to show you how digging deeper across specific grade bans can enable them to hone in and use the features of our File Cabinet. In addition we would love to provide you the opportunity to learn from our professional team members to demonstrate. Does it make sense for us to meet to review the resources so I could show you what we have to offer? I want to be respectful of your time, what day next week would you like to meet to discuss this further? A 30-minute meeting should be all that we need. Also, should we include anyone else who has a role in this decision?