Franklin Public Schools

Franklin Public Schools adopted a new curricular resource, Savvas MyView for K-5 students, in May of 2024. This resource is rooted in the science of reading and contains the explicit and systematic components that are listed above. MyView was implemented in all K-5 reading resources starting in September of 2024. Savvas MyView is on the list of approved Department of Public Instruction early literacy curriculum. 

Franklin Public Schools Early Literacy Mission and Vision 

Mission
We create joyful and engaging classrooms where young learners develop essential early literacy skills, including recognizing letters and sounds, building vocabulary, and understanding stories. Through interactive reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities, we nurture their ability to express themselves, understand others, and grow as curious and confident learners.

Vision
Every child will become a thoughtful reader, a creative writer, a caring listener, and a confident speaker. They will ask questions, share ideas, and discover the world around them with excitement, empathy, and a love for learning.

Act 20 Requirement
What type of early literacy instruction and intervention do schools need to provide?

Act 20 states that all Wisconsin schools are required to provide science-based early literacy instruction in both universal and intervention settings. Science-based early literacy instruction is defined as the following.

Instruction that is systematic and explicit and consists of all the following:

• Phonological awareness
• Phonemic awareness
• Phonics
• Building background knowledge
• Oral language development
• Vocabulary building
• Instruction in writing
• Instruction in comprehension
• Reading fluency

See the Wisconsin Reads website for more information

*School boards retain the independent authority to select the early literacy instructional materials they will adopt and implement. Those instructional materials are required to meet the definition of “science-based early literacy instruction” found in Act 20.

FPS Plan
Franklin Public Schools adopted a new curricular resource, Savvas MyView for K-5 students, in May of 2024. This resource is rooted in the science of reading and contains the explicit and systematic components that are listed above. MyView was implemented in all K-5 reading resources starting in September of 2024. Savvas MyView is on the list of approved Department of Public Instruction early literacy curriculum. 

Act 20 Requirement
2023 Wisconsin Act 20 requires that children are assessed in the early reading skills of alphabet knowledge, letter sound knowledge, phonemic awareness, and decoding. These skills are assessed differently depending on the student’s grade level. You can learn more about these important early reading skills below:

• Alphabet knowledge: Knowing the names of printed letters. 
• Letter sound knowledge: Knowing the sounds of printed letters. 
• Phonemic awareness: Hearing , saying, and manipulating individual sounds in spoken words. 
• Decoding skills: Connecting sounds to written letters to read printed words.
• Oral vocabulary: Understanding the meanings of words when speaking or listening. 

Act 20 states that learners in 4K must be evaluated on phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge.

Act 20 states that learners in 5K through grade 3 must be evaluated on phonemic awareness, decoding skills, alphabet knowledge, letter sound knowledge, and oral vocabulary.

This administration happens three times per year; fall, winter, and spring. 4K administration of aimswebPlus occurs in the fall and spring only. 

aimswebPlus Early Reading Screening Assessments 

The aimswebPlus reading screeners that measure the skills above are based on a student’s grade level. You can learn more about these assessments below:

• Letter naming fluency (5K): Measures a student’s knowledge of upper-and lower-case letters. Your child will have one minute to say the names of visually presented upper-and lowercase letters that they know. 
• Letter word sounds fluency (4K-1st grade): Measures a student’s letter sound knowledge. Your child will have one minute to say the sounds of visually presented letters, syllables, and words that they know. 
• Initial sounds (4K-5K): Measures a student’s phonemic awareness. Your child will be provided a page with four pictures. Your child will be asked to either point to a picture of a word that matches the initial sound the teacher says or make the initial sound of a word spoken by the teacher. This assessment will take 2-3 minutes. 
• Phoneme segmentation (1st grade): Measures a student’s phonemic awareness. Your child will listen to a word that is spoken by the teacher and then say each sound they hear in the word. This assessment will take 2-3 minutes. 
• Auditory vocabulary (5K-1st grade): Measures a student’s knowledge of words commonly found in 5-year old Kindergarten and Grade 1 reading materials. Your child will match a picture to an orally presented word. This assessment will take 2-4 minutes. 
• Vocabulary (2nd- 3rd grade): Measures a student’s knowledge of the meanings of grade-appropriate words. Your child will choose the meaning of target words by selecting from multiple choice options. This is an untimed, computerized assessment that typically takes 4-7 minutes. 
• Oral reading fluency (1st-3rd grade): Measures a student’s decoding skills. Your child will read two stories aloud, each for one minute.

WI DPI ACT 20

FPS Plan
Franklin Public Schools Plan - Universal Screener 
Franklin Public Schools staff will administer the aimswebPlus screener three times per year as outlined by WI DPI (fall, winter, and spring) and in accordance with the state statute. 

To learn more about the aimswebPlus universal screener (as selected by WI DPI) and subsequent diagnostic assessments, please view the links below. 

• aimswebPlus Assessment Matrix
• Franklin Public Schools Assessment Workbook

Franklin Public Schools Plan - Diagnostic Assessment
Franklin Public Schools uses aimswebPlus for Level 2 diagnostics (per state statute) and other Level 3 local diagnostic tools are used in order to dig deeper into specific student needs when necessary. 

• Please review our FPS Assessment Workbook to learn more about what diagnostic assessments we use, their descriptions, and which targeted skill areas they address. 
• To learn more about the aimswebPlus universal screener (as selected by WI DPI) and subsequent diagnostic assessments, please view the link below. 
  • aimswebPlus Assessment Matrix

Act 20 Requirement

Screener Results Notification
Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, provide parents and families with results of the reading readiness screener no later than 15 days after the assessment is scored in an understandable format that includes all of the following:

• The pupil's score on the reading readiness assessment.
• The pupil's score in each early literacy skill category is assessed by the reading readiness assessment.
• The pupil's percentile rank score on the reading readiness assessment, if available.
• The definition of “at-risk” and the score on the reading readiness assessment that would indicate that a pupil is at-risk.
• A plain language description of the literacy skills the reading readiness assessment is designed to measure.

Diagnostic and Personal Reading Plan Notification
In 5K through grade 3, the first time a student scores at or below the 25th percentile on the universal screener, the student is engaged in diagnostic assessment and a personal reading plan is created. A personal reading plan begins the first time a student scores below the 25th percentile on the universal screener. Therefore, a personal reading plan could begin after fall, midyear, or spring administration of the screener. In fall, personal reading plans must be written no later than the third Friday in November. For students newly below the 25th percentile in midyear or spring screener administration, a plan must be written no later than 10 days after the applicable screening assessment is administered. A personal reading plan must be implemented as soon as practical.

Family Survey (students who score below the 25% on screener) 
Wis. Stat. §§ 118.016 part of 2023 Wisconsin Act 20 (Act 20) requires local education agencies (LEAs) to conduct “diagnostic assessments” to any student in 5K through grade 3 who obtains a score below the 25th percentile on the reading readiness screener. As part of the diagnostic assessment, LEAs must include a “family history survey,” defined as “a questionnaire that includes questions about previous recommendations for summer reading support or outside tutoring, general interest in reading and books, family history of characteristics of dyslexia, and any known family struggles in reading or spelling” (118.016(1)(d)). LEAs must provide the family history survey; parents/caregivers are not required to respond.

Progress Monitoring Notification
Local education agencies (public schools and independent charter schools) will provide a copy of the personal reading plan to parents as well as provide progress updates after 10 weeks.

• WI DPI ACT 20
• ACT 20 Legislation 

FPS Plan
At Franklin Public Schools, we highly value clear and consistent communication with families. Ensuring families understand when and what literacy skills are being assessed, as outlined by the ACT 20 state statute, is a priority.  Active family participation and collaboration throughout this process is deeply valued by our school team.

 

ACTION	TIMELINE	COMMUNICATION METHOD
Screener Notification	Prior to test administration	Building Newsletter
Screener Results	Within 15 days of screener administration	NextPath
Diagnostic Results *if student scores below 25%	10 days following administration of the diagnostic tests	NextPath
Personal Reading Plan *if a student scores below 25%	10 days following administration of the diagnostic tests	NextPath
Progress Monitoring Update	Every 10 weeks	NextPath

NextPath
Franklin Public Schools utilizes the digital platform, NextPath, to communicate screener and diagnostic results, progress-monitoring updates, and personal reading plan details. To learn how to access your child’s results within NextPath, please click on this link: Parent NextPath Child Access Directions

Family Survey 
If a student scores below the 25% on the aimswebPlus screener, school staff/teacher will reach out to families to provide the opportunity to share family literacy history. The survey includes questions around previous recommendations for summer reading support or outside tutoring, general interest in reading and books, family history of characteristics of dyslexia, and any known family struggles in reading or spelling

Act 20 Requirement
Schools must have a policy for promotion from 3rd to 4th grade, based on a DPI model policy, by July 1, 2025.  Once approved, this policy will go into effect during the 2027-2028 school year. 

• WI DPI ACT 20 
• ACT 20 Legislation 

FPS Plan
The Franklin Public Schools Board of Education will approve their promotion policy by July of 2025. 

 

Act 20 Requirement
Act 20 requires each school district to articulate and post an early literacy remediation plan that includes all of the following. The name of the diagnostic reading assessment the school districts uses; a description of the reading interventions the school district uses to address characteristics of dyslexia; a description of how the school district monitors pupil progress during interventions, including the tools used and their frequency; a description of how the school district uses early literacy assessment results to evaluate early literacy instruction; and a description of the parent notification policy that complies with Act 20.

FPS Plan
Franklin Public Schools Early Remediation Plan

 

Act 20 Requirement
All classroom teachers, reading teachers, and administrators who work with students in grades 5K-3  must begin training on science-based literacy instruction by July 1, 2025. This must be from an approved list.

FPS Plan
In FPS, all instructional coaches, reading interventionists, administrators, and a subset of classroom teachers completed the Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) training during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. 

All 4K-5 grade classroom teachers, cross categorical teachers, and EL teachers will be trained in the science of reading using the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy (Cox Campus) K-3 Structured Literacy Program. This training was started in the spring of 2025 and will be completed over the course of two years, with all teachers completing training by the spring of 2027.