

The need for an IRIP should be based on the full assessment system, including classroom assessments and formative practices and be provided to students as needed to support learning and literacy proficiency. What if within the 30 days a student goes from deficient to proficient? Does there still need to be an official IRIP? The district begins creating IRIPs during the 2017-2018 school year for students in grades K-3 within 30 days of the student showing need. When do schools start creating IRIPs for students with reading concerns? The Individual Reading Improvement Plan shall be created by the pupil’s teacher, school principal, and parent or legal guardian and/or other pertinent school personnel, and shall describe the reading intervention services the pupil will receive. What is An Individual Reading Improvement Plan (IRIP)? Listed below are some frequently asked questions that may help you understand this process. Many of these meetings will be taking place in conjunction with conferences this year. There will also be a read at home plan that extends learning beyond the school day.

The plan will describe what additional measures will take place at school to help the students. The meeting will address the identified area(s) of need. We notify and meet with families of students to develop an Individual Reading Improvement Plan (IRIP). In response to the legislation, we identify K-3 students that need further assistance in literacy using our assessment system. The law states that third graders may be retained if they are more than one grade level behind. Based on this analysis, I recommend three different approaches to increasing reading achievement among Michigan students that do not rely on mandatory retention.In 2016, the Michigan Legislature passed a law that will impact 3rd grade students not reading at grade level, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. I will discuss how the law came into existence in Michigan and compare it to other states. In fact, I argue that it is harmful, especially in the long run. Mandatory retention is not an effective solution to low 3rd grade reading achievement. In a educational system that does not effectively address the needs of low-income, minority, and English Language Learning students, holding them back as if they have the same opportunity as high SES students whose scores are also decreasin is unfairg. Instead, it raises the stakes on the M-STEP without providing adequate resources to catch students up. Mandatory retention will not help Michigan students read better. Unless a studenth has an IEP, an Individual Education Plan for a learning disability, or is exempted by their school superintendent, every underperforming student will be held back. Finally, and most disputed, is mandatory retention for all 3rd grade students who perform more than a grade level below on the M-STEP. Second, the 3rd grade reading law created IRIPs, an Individualized Reading Intervention Plan for every student at-risk of scoring below proficiency on the year-end 3rd grade M-STEP.The IRIP is a twenty page template that teachers are expected to fill out for their students, which details a plan for how they will work with the student and family to bring the student up to grade level. Over the two years, $80 million was spread across the state to encourage hiring more reading specialists. First, effective immediately were two guaranteed years of funding to provide literacy coaches across the state. In 2016, the Michigan State Legislature passed HB 4822, also known as the 3rd grade reading law. Michigan is one of the few states with decreasing reading performance, which has sparked concern among stakeholders like researchers and policymakers who believe that students must stay at on grade level to be ready for lives as engaged citizens. The MSTEP is the Michigan Student Test of Education Assessment, an annual standardized test for Michigan 3rd through 8th grade students intended to accurately measure student learning and achievement. Only one in two Michigan 3rd graders were proficient in reading at the end of 2015, according to the M-STEP, and this number is only decreasing (EdTrust Midwest, 2017).
