HB 383 Summary

• Requires school districts to periodically request feedback and engage parents/guardians of K-3 students on home reading plans during teacher conferences.

• Limits classroom size to maximum 15 students in grades K-3 and maximum 25 students in grades 4-12 during instruction periods.

• Increases the base student allocation from $5,960 to $7,942 per student for funding purposes.

• Requires school districts to conduct reading intervention services for K-3 students with reading deficiencies, including statewide screening three times yearly and intensive intervention services in small groups.

• Establishes a Strategic Recruitment Office in the Department of Education and Early Development to assist with recruitment and retention of qualified, certificated teachers.