§ 18A:6-145 — Develop, publish guidance, literacy.

4. a. The Department of Education shall, after consideration of the recommendations provided by the working group pursuant to section 3 of this act, develop and publish guidance for use by school districts beginning with the 2025-2026 school year regarding: (1) acceptable and reliable instruments for conducting a universal literacy screening; (2) high-quality literacy instructional materials; (3) best practices for the frequency of screening students in grades kindergarten through three and grades four through 12; and (4) data analysis strategies for high-quality literacy instruction and intervention. b. The department shall disseminate the guidance developed pursuant to this section to school districts. L.2024, c.52, s.4.