Marietta City Schools to invest $7 million in literacy and learning loss

MARIETTA, Ga — Marietta City Schools is investing $7 million in an initiative to fight learning loss and ensure literacy for all students. This decision was approved at its Board of Education meeting on Thursday night.

The initiative includes the addition of 40 additional full-time reading specialists in grades 1-5 for the next school year. The board also approved a one-time $5,000 supplement to all credentialed teachers and coaches providing direct reading instruction.

“Literacy is a top priority across our district,” said MCS Board Chair Kerry Minervini. “This investment shows our school board is committed to every child reaching their fullest reading potential by third grade. We believe this innovative and aggressive approach to literacy and learning loss will positively impact every teacher and student in each elementary classroom in Marietta.”

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Superintendent Grant Rivera said that it’s time for changes in how to approach reading literacy.

“We have a moral and educational responsibility to act now, thereby changing the trajectory for every child and classroom in Marietta, said Rivera, “Our school district and community have set a new standard for what it means to invest in educators and literacy.”

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The district said it is actively recruiting teachers to be full and part-time reading specialists.

An in-person job fair will be hosted specifically for educators who are interested in being reading specialists in Marietta City Schools.

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