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On November 30, the Iowa Department of Education released official guidance for the third-grade retention component of Iowa Code section 279.68.

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"This document contains summary information regarding the Iowa Department of Education’s review of PK -12

literacy interventions. Interventions represented in this document include those submitted directly by vendors in

response to a department released Request for Information/Request for Proposal, and those indicated as

interventions most used in Iowa based on a survey conducted in 2014. The list of reviewed interventions in this

document are not intended to be an exhaustive list. The purpose of this document is to provide general

information to help inform educator decisions about selecting interventions to support student progress toward

proficiency in the area of reading. The purpose is not to provide a list of Department approved interventions from

which districts must select."