One of the key components in ensuring the success of every student under the Beyond Move On When Reading Initiative is the Reading Case Worker. This is the one person on campus who will monitor student progress year after year, long after the initial reading intervention. In the Scottsdale Unified School District this is the Title I Instructional Specialist at each school. These individuals are uniquely positioned to monitor, update, and maintain records on each B-MOWR student long term. The Reading Case Worker is derived from our experience with Special Education. In Scottsdale, students who are identified through an IEP as requiring Special Education Services are assigned to a school Special Education teacher who will monitor them throughout their time at the school. They student may meet with them, be in one of their pull out classes, or the teacher may push in to their class depending on their needs, but in some cases eventually the student may not need much intervention on the part of the special education teacher, yet they are still monitored for success and checked on with regularity. This is the role of the Reading Case Worker. They too may push in or pull out the student for intervention, may meet regularly with the student before or after school, or may simply monitor the students with their regular teacher to ensure continued success. The point is to have someone on campus that will monitor and advocate for students who may need reading intervention and then continue to ensure they continue their success long after the need for intervention ends.

The Reading Case Worker also serves one other important role: Ensuring students have a smooth transition to the next school level. Elementary Reading Case Workers will work with the Middle School Instructional Specialist to ensure each student continues their success at the next level. It is not uncommon for students to have difficulty with the transition to middle and high school. Ensuring that students who have struggled with reading in the past, and especially those who might still be struggling readers transition smoothly into middle or high school, in the case of our K-8 schools, is critical to ensuring student success.