Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant

Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant is sponsored by Wyoming Department of Education. Aims to strengthen language and literacy outcomes for children from birth through grade 12 by expanding high-quality, evidence-based instruction grounded in the science of reading.

CLSD Grant - Wyoming Department Of Education College & Career Ready Hub Career & Technical Education U.S. Presidential Scholars Transparency Transparency Transparency Hub Transparency Content & Performance Standards Education Savings Account Early Childhood Readiness Safety & Wellness Safety & Wellness Health & Safety Hub Safety & Wellness Threat Assessment & Reporting Certification & Licensing Statewide System of Support Native American Education K-3 Reading Assessment & Intervention College & Career Ready Hub Career & Technical Education U.S. Presidential Scholars Transparency Transparency Transparency Hub Transparency Content & Performance Standards Education Savings Account Early Childhood Readiness Safety & Wellness Safety & Wellness Health & Safety Hub Safety & Wellness Threat Assessment & Reporting Certification & Licensing Statewide System of Support Native American Education K-3 Reading Assessment & Intervention The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is proud to announce that Wyoming has been awarded a Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Wyoming is one of only twenty-four states to receive this national recognition. This five-year, twenty-four point four million dollar investment will strengthen how language and literacy are taught, supported, and sustained through the CLSD Project. The initiative ensures that every child from birth through grade twelve has access to high-quality, evidence-based instruction that prepares them for academic and lifelong success.

The CLSD Project represents a coordinated effort to connect leadership, professional learning, high-quality instructional materials, and effective classroom practices. Through a competitive subgrant process, Wyoming school districts will design and lead local initiatives that accelerate language and literacy growth for all learners.

The project emphasizes serving students who face the greatest challenges, including those experiencing poverty, multilingual learners, and children with disabilities. Each subgrantee will align local needs with CLSD priorities to create lasting improvement across schools and communities.

The Wyoming CLSD Project is grounded in implementation science and systems coaching, helping schools develop sustainable, evidence-based literacy practices that endure beyond the life of the grant. It focuses on Leadership, Language, and Literacy as the foundation for educational success and continuous improvement. The project also builds leadership capacity at every level to ensure strong and consistent instructional systems.

Together, these efforts create a cohesive framework that supports educators and strengthens literacy outcomes within CLSD subgrantee sites. To guide this work, the Wyoming CLSD Project is anchored by six interconnected objectives that drive continuous improvement and measurable results.

Each objective reflects the state’s commitment to strengthening leadership capacity, enhancing instructional quality, and ensuring coherence across the language and literacy continuum. Collectively, these objectives define how the CLSD Project will build a sustainable foundation for student success.

Build Leadership Infrastructure Build P–12 infrastructure by engaging administrators, principals, and literacy leaders in systems-level coaching partnerships, evidence-based professional development, and job-embedded systems coaching to strengthen literacy leadership capacity, ensure consistent implementation of comprehensive literacy initiatives, and drive transformative systems change, resulting in the development of Regional Literacy Sites (RLS) that will serve the state beyond the life of the grant.

Strengthen Oral Language and Preliteracy Skills Birth to Kindergarten Entry Invest in high-quality, evidence-aligned professional development and job-embedded coaching for early childhood educators to strengthen instruction in oral language and preliteracy skills for preschool-aged children (ages 3–5) prior to kindergarten entry, through systematic and intentional practices, while building capacity to provide supplemental and targeted support that bolsters kindergarten readiness and smooth transitions into elementary school.

Increase the Percentage of Students Reading Proficiently: Acceleration Invest in high-quality, evidence-based professional development and job-embedded coaching for secondary (6–12) educators to strengthen core academic instruction through explicit and systematic reading and writing practices, while also building capacity to provide intensive, supplemental, and accelerated support for students reading significantly below grade level.

Increase the Percentage of Students Reading Proficiently: Core Instruction Invest in high-quality, evidence-based professional development and job-embedded coaching for K–12 educators, focusing on standards-aligned universal core instruction to ensure continuity of services and support through evidence-based resources and strategies for explicit and systematic reading and writing instruction.

Accelerate and Scale High-Quality Instructional Materials and Practices Prioritize the adoption and implementation of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and high-quality instructional practices (HQIP), including universal core, supplemental, and intervention curricula, materials, resources, and activities to build a comprehensive and coherent language and literacy ecosystem that provides all students access to HQIM and HQIP across the P–12 continuum.

Subgrantee Transformation Network – Invitational Priority Subgrantees receive access to wraparound support for systems located in Opportunity Zones and those identified for CSI/TSI under ESSA. In addition to the grant support, the Network offers subgrantees access to unique, expert-led research opportunities designed to partner, explore, and address growth opportunities within their systems.

Participants will engage in meaningful learning experiences that strengthen capacity, inspire innovation, and promote coordinated and sustainable systems change.

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