Inez Elementary School’s Staff of the Month for January includes 10 staff members participating in the Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) initiative.

LETRS, provided by the Kentucky Department of Education, is a professional learning program rooted in the science of reading that empowers teachers. According to the KDE, the training is designed to “increase the reading outcomes for elementary students by providing high-quality, job-embedded professional learning on how students learn to read.”

LETRS is a two-year program with different focal points for each year.

IES staff members participating in the initiative are:

Sara Moore and Becky Cain – Kindergarten

Robynn Haney and Krista Wheeler – First Grade

Rita Mills and Della Preston – Second Grade

Andrea Wilson – Third Grade

Ali Scott – Fourth Grade

Jessica Dye – RTI Coach/Interventionist

Amanda Fields – Principal