DPI adding literacy coaches to schools across state

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The state’s Department of Public Instruction announces a major new investment in literacy coaches.

DPI will place literacy coaches in 50 public schools and four private schools over the next two years under Wisconsin Act 20. The effort is supported by more than nine million dollars approved by the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance.

Schools were selected through a competitive process based on third-grade reading needs, geographic balance, and readiness to support the program. Coaches will work directly with teachers to strengthen instruction, build school-wide literacy systems, and boost the number of students reading at grade level by the end of third grade.

Schools chosen include Bloomer Elementary, New Auburn Elementary, Osceola Intermediate, and Rice Lake’s Tainter Elementary.