The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) Tuesday announced a partnership with 69 schools across the state to launch programs this fall that will provide coaching to teachers in research-based instruction in reading or science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects.

“We know the ability to read and engage in STEM content are leading indicators of student success in life after high school,” said Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana Secretary of Education. “Knowing that our educators are on the front lines of this important work, we must lean in and offer our educators additional support and training so they can provide the very best research-based instruction to our students. This opportunity will have a lasting impact on student outcomes for a diverse group of school partners throughout Indiana.”

During the 2020-2021 school year, IREAD-3 results showed that nearly one in five Hoosier students were not proficient in reading. To help more students gain reading proficiency by third grade, reading coaches will support kindergarten through second-grade teachers at 54 schools across the state as they lead research-based instruction rooted in the Science of Reading, which is a compilation of scientific research on reading, and reading development and reading instruction.

Locally the only school participating in reading instructional coaching is the Culver Elementary School.   The other schools are listed below:

  • ACE Preparatory Academy
  • Adams Elementary School, Fort Wayne Community Schools
  • Anderson Elementary School, Anderson Community School Corporation
  • Anderson Preparatory Academy, Anderson Preparatory Academy
  • Benjamin Harrison Elementary School, School City of East Chicago
  • Beveridge Elementary School, Gary Community Schools
  • Brook Park Elementary School, MSD Lawrence Township
  • Brookview Elementary School, MSD Warren Township
  • Charter School of the Dunes
  • Columbia Elementary School, Logansport Community School Corporation
  • Culver Elementary School, Culver Community Schools
  • Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School, Gary Community Schools
  • Eastridge Elementary School, MSD Warren Township
  • Eastside Elementary School, Anderson Community School Corporation
  • Edgewood Elementary School, Anderson Community School Corporation
  • Elwood Elementary School, Elwood Community School Corporation
  • Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle School, Adelante Schools
  • Ernest R Elliott Elementary School, School Town of Munster
  • Erskine Elementary School, Anderson Community School Corporation
  • Fairview Elementary School, Logansport Community School Corporation
  • Frank H Hammond Elementary School, School Town of Munster
  • Frankie Woods McCullough Academy, Gary Community School Corporation
  • Franklin Elementary School, Logansport Community Sch Corp
  • George Washington Elementary School, School City of East Chicago
  • Glen Park Academy for Excellence in Learning, Gary Community School Corporation
  • Grassy Creek Elementary School, MSD Warren Township
  • Hawthorne Elementary School, MSD Warren Township
  • Henry S. Evans Elementary School, River Forest Community School Corp
  • Hope Elementary School, Flatrock Hawcreek School Corporation
  • Huntingburg Elementary School, Southwest Dubois County School Corporation
  • Indiana Math and Science Academy
  • Jac-Cen-Del Elementary School, Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation
  • James B. Eads Elementary School, School Town of Munster
  • John I Meister Elementary School, River Forest Community School Corporation
  • Joshua Academy
  • Ladoga Elementary School, South Montgomery Community School Corporation
  • Lakeside Elementary School, MSD Warren Township
  • Landis Elementary School, Logansport Community School Corporation
  • Lawrence County Independent School-Elementary, Lawrence County Independent Schools
  • Lawrenceburg Primary School, Lawrenceburg Community School Corporation
  • Liberty Park Elementary School, MSD Warren Township
  • Lincoln Elementary School, South Bend Community Schools
  • Lowell Elementary School, MSD Warren Township
  • Milan Elementary School, Milan Community Schools
  • Morristown Elementary School, Shelby Eastern Schools
  • Muessel Elementary School, South Bend Community Schools
  • Ossian Elementary School, Northern Wells Community Schools
  • Pleasant Run Elementary School, MSD Warren Township
  • Rose Hamilton Elementary School, Centerville-Abington Community School Corporation
  • Steel City Academy
  • Sunny Heights Elementary School, MSD Warren Township
  • Tenth Street Elementary School, Anderson Community School Corporation
  • Valley Grove Elementary School, Anderson Community School Corporation
  • Veterans Elementary School, School City of Hobart