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VALLSS & VLA Are Coming — Is Your Division Ready?
Plus: We're Hiring! Meet Our New AI PD Presenter Role Designed to Support the Work Ahead (Application is at the end of newsletter)
🚨 Starting This Fall: VALLSS for Grades 4–8
The new VALLSS reading screener will require every Virginia division to:
Screen grades 4–8
Write an individualized reading plan for each “high-risk” student
Monitor and report progress to VDOE
That’s a massive shift—especially for middle school teams who haven’t had to do reading plans before.
What T.E.A.C.H. Can Do About VALLS & VLA
We’d love to show you how divisions are using our processes—not platforms—to meet state mandates and federal goals efficiently.
⚠️ What This Means on the Ground
Teacher Reality | Administrator Reality |
|---|---|
Hours lost sorting spreadsheets & writing plans | Principals asking, “Where are the plans?” |
Confusion over compliance | PD budgets already stretched |
No time left to actually teach | No clear data to report to the board or state |
✅ What T.E.A.C.H. Offers: Simplicity, Speed, and Support
We’ve built an AI-powered VALLSS workflow that runs on a single ChatGPT Plus account ($20/month):
Converts VALLSS exports into ready-to-use reading plans
Auto-generates formative assessments
Builds progress-monitoring dashboards that blend VALLSS, PALS, and local data
No seat fees. No vendor lock-in. Just practical solutions.
We help small divisions do big things with smart strategy and simple AI—book a session and let’s build your plan
🛠️ Three Tiers for Every Division Type
Tier | Best for Divisions That… | What’s Included |
|---|---|---|
Prompt-Sheet Sprint | Have strong coaches, need templates fast | 1-hr kickoff, VALLSS-aligned prompt library, 2 virtual clinics |
Guided Build | Want dashboard & data upload handled | Sprint + 3rd clinic, TEACH uploads data, custom screencast |
Full Partnership | Want hands-on launch & deep analytics | Guided + on-site day, AI assessment bank, Q1 support, impact brief |
💰 How to Fund It
ALL IN → Category 2, Object 3000
Title II-A → PD
Title IV-A → Ed-tech/Personalized Learning
Title I → High-need schools
Looking to maximize Title funding or ALL IN dollars? Let’s talk about how our work aligns directly with your goals.
🔁 How It Relieves the Pain
✅ Time Saved: Teachers generate plans in minutes (Martinsville saw 70% prep-time reduction)
✅ Stress Down: No more guesswork—just plug-in prompts and live support
✅ Clear Data: Dashboards drive conversations with families, boards, and state officials
🌱 Imagine This October...
✔️ Teachers using planning blocks for real instruction—not paperwork
✔️ Dashboards showing red-to-green progress as students grow
✔️ Principals confident in their data
✔️ Your board seeing the ROI, not just compliance
📞 Ready to Make It Happen?
🆕 And We’re Hiring: AI PD Presenter (Join Our Mission)
Do you—or someone in your network—love training educators?
T.E.A.C.H. is expanding, and we’re hiring AI PD Presenters to help deliver this exact kind of support across Virginia.
Part-time
All travel paid
Present at conferences and schools
Work directly with school teams to roll out AI tools, planning processes, and data analysis
📄 View the job description + apply here
Know someone perfect for it? Forward this email and help us build the bench of the future.
Your division’s literacy director
Your Title I or IV-A coordinator
Any coach or principal asking, “How are we doing VLA this year?”
Let’s turn VALLSS from a compliance hurdle into a catalyst for growth.
Your goals are our goals. Let’s build a custom path forward together!
Cheers,
Tyler Hunt and Cary Wright
