Maysville Elementary piloting new literacy initiative

  • Maysville Elementary School Team shows off their Reading Rope models made during a training from the Oklahoma Literacy Initiative. Pictured, from left, front: Maggie Shannon, Susan Green, Kendra Schenk (OLI Consultant), Kimberly Layton, Mandy Russell, Kelsey Ring; back: Kevan Fortney, Principal John Edwards, Kortney McCaskill, Jennifer Nimmo, Kacee Uhles, Mandee Anderson and Jessica Dean. Courtesy Photo
    Maysville Elementary School Team shows off their Reading Rope models made during a training from the Oklahoma Literacy Initiative. Pictured, from left, front: Maggie Shannon, Susan Green, Kendra Schenk (OLI Consultant), Kimberly Layton, Mandy Russell, Kelsey Ring; back: Kevan Fortney, Principal John Edwards, Kortney McCaskill, Jennifer Nimmo, Kacee Uhles, Mandee Anderson and Jessica Dean. Courtesy Photo

    Maysville Elementary is one of 10 schools in the state selected as a pilot for the State Chamber Research Foundation’s new Oklahoma Literacy Initiative.

    Inspired by the Strong Readers Act passed by the state legislature earlier this year, OLI is designed to provide ongoing support for teachers in classrooms as they implement the new reading requirements.

    In an opinion piece on the initiative’s webpa…