Virginia Literacy Act
In accordance with the Virginia Literacy Act (VLA), LCPS has developed a literacy plan that ensures “the use of evidence-based literacy curriculum, staff enough reading specialists to support intervention needs and provide professional development to support teachers, reading specialists and principals”.
Specifically, “per the Virginia Literacy Act, each local school board shall post, maintain and update as necessary on each school board’s website a copy of its division-wide literacy plan and the job description and contact information for any reading specialist employed by such school division pursuant to subsection G of § 22.1-253.13:2 and for any dyslexia specialist employed by such school division The Department shall post each division-wide literacy plan on its website.”