| 1. | Students must complete all 80 Headsprout Early Reading online lessons on a consistent schedule within the 10- or 12-month school year, and read the accompanying 80 printed stories. Benchmark reading scores for the 12 Headsprout Readers must be recorded on Headsprout’s online Benchmark Reading Assessment form, as outlined on the Headsprout website, and in the Teachers’ Guide. |
| 2. | Headsprout's guarantee stands regardless of the core curriculum reading program in use. |
| 3. | The guarantee includes students transferring between different schools in a district. |
| 4. | Headsprout's guarantee includes English Language Learner (ELL) students who can engage in basic social conversation in English.* |
| 5. | Headsprout cannot guarantee grade-level outcomes for special-needs students (students with Individualized Education Plans), although many improvements have been noted for a variety of special-needs learners. |
| 6. | Schools can use any standardized reading assessment they choose to determine grade-level performance. |
| 7. | Reading levels (based on assessment) need to be correlated to the time of year the student completes the program, and all individual student reading scores must be shared with Headsprout. |
| 8. | Requests for refunds (or credit for the following year) for each student completing the program need to be communicated within 30 days of the initial receipt of test scores by the contracting party. |
* English spoken sentences may lack detail but are clear and logical (e.g., Level 3 or higher on the Language Assessment Scale-Oral or similar assessment).
Performance Guarantee (PDF  )
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