Spotlight Colorado: This charter school network is transforming secondary literacy intervention
Rocky Mountain Prep Charter School Network
SMART High School Snapshot:
- Located in Denver, Colorado
- 98% minority enrollment
- 93% Multilingual Learners (MLL—Spanish as primary language)
- Title I School—93% eligible for free or reduced lunch
At Rocky Mountain Prep, leaders recognized a critical gap in literacy instruction at the middle and high school levels. While younger students had access to strong foundational supports, older students—many of whom were English Learners, students with IEPs, or reading multiple grade levels behind—need extra support.
“We knew it was a program that really supported younger students for foundational literacy, and we had that gap at the middle and high schools. We desperately needed something to fill those gaps,” said Julie Soskolne, managing director of academic operations and school support.
The search for a solution led Rocky Mountain Prep to 95 Percent Group.
Access the full story now: What you’ll learn
- Why whole-school training builds buy-in. Training every secondary teacher as a Reading Academy teacher—an initiative unique to RMP—ensured consistent literacy support across all subjects.
- How targeted interventions change trajectories. Flexible Tier 1 and Tier 2 placements helped students accelerate, often gaining multiple grade levels in a semester.
- That evidence-based tools truly empower teachers and students. Teachers trusted the lessons, and students gained confidence, ownership, and new aspirations for college.
