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Lake Orion Community Schools

Administration Building
315 N. Lapeer Street, Lake Orion, MI 48362

Phone: 2486935400
Kerri Anderson Fax: 2486935464
Director of Curriculum

October 25, 2017

Dear Parent or Guardian,

Being a good reader is critical if a student is going to be successful in school. In 2016, the Michigan Legislature
passed the Third Grade Retention Law to ensure that students exit 3rd grade reading at or above grade level,
which will affect the 2017/2018 first grade students by the time they are in third grade. In accordance with this
law, and as a means of better informing classroom instruction, districts will be providing K-3 assessments to
students across the state. These assessments will identify students who need intensive reading instruction and
intervention and will also provide useful information to help teachers tailor instruction to meet individual
student needs. This is nothing new to Lake Orion Schools as we have been administering assessments to K-3
students for the last eight years.

K-3 students will be assessed at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. The law also requires districts
to provide early and regular written communication with parents of K-3 students with reading difficulties.
Communication will include information about current services begin provided, additional reading supports
planned for your child, and strategies for you to help your child at home (Read-At-Home plan). Providing
parents with a Reading Improvement Plan and Read-At-Home Plan is new to Lake Orion Schools and required
by the legislation.

All 3rd grade students will be required to take a standardized state assessment at the end of the year to determine
promotion to 4th grade. If your child is reading below grade level at the end of 3rd grade, you will be informed
from the office of Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) in writing that your child will
not be promoted to 4th grade unless he/she qualifies for an exemption.

Reading instruction must be a major focus in grades K-3. Students need strong reading skills in order to learn in
all other school subjects, such as science, history, writing and math. Much work is being done to ensure success
of our K-3 students. Family involvement and understand is an important part of this effort.
For more information, please visit http://www.lakeorion.k12.mi.us/Content2/42450.

Sincerely,

Kerri Anderson
Director of Curriculum
Lake Orion Community Schools

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