Early Literacy Interim Review

Sponsoring organizations with formal reviews scheduled in SY2028-29 and beyond will undergo literacy-specific interim reviews on an accelerated timeline. DESE will conduct these stand-alone Early Literacy Interim Reviews of the four relevant licensure programs over the next four years using a review process similar to the formal review process and aligned to the Early Literacy Program Approval Criteria.

DESE's goal is to implement a Formal Review process that is effective, efficient, consistent, and equity-driven.

• Learn about promising practices that other sponsoring organizations are implementing and tools to support your sponsoring organization's continuous improvement in the Educator Preparation Promising Practices Resource Kit
• Find out when your sponsoring organization will be reviewed in the Early Literacy Interim Review Timeline Schedule

Early Literacy Review Materials

Launch and Initial Inquiry Stages

• Launch and Initial Inquiry Stage Planning Guide

• Early Literacy Interim Review Template Timeline

• Launch Worksheet

• Program Overview Worksheet

Follow-Up Inquiry

• Follow-Up Inquiry Planning Guide (coming soon)

• High Quality Evidence of Impact Advisory

• Targeted Submission Worksheets (Question Banks — coming soon)

Determination

During the determination stage, the DESE Early Literacy Program Specialists will review the totality of evidence collected throughout the Interim Review Process and make determinations. All determinations will be vetted with an internal panel to ensure that they are consistent and grounded in evidence. The sponsoring organization will receive a factual accuracy report, which will not include program determinations. The sponsoring organization will have 10 days to fact check and return to DESE. The final report will be shared in June of the review year and will include all decisions and approval determinations resulting from the review.

Last Updated: March 13, 2025