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District discontinues ELA pilot for grades 1–2; plans broader review in 2026
Summary
The Summit district told the Board the grade 1–2 pilot of a new ELA curriculum will be discontinued for 2025–26 and the district will search for a new K–5 ELA program in 2026; staff also discussed a revised teacher-observation schedule and summer programming for multilingual learners.
The district announced at the May 13 meeting that it will discontinue the pilot of a new English-language-arts curriculum in grades 1 and 2 for the 2025–26 school year, continue the program in grades 3–5 for now, and launch a full search for a new ELA program in 2026.
Heather Rocco, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, reported that the district piloted a new ELA program in grades 1 and 2 during 2024–25 and implemented new curriculum in grades 3–5. "After thorough evaluation and classroom observations with principals, the district has decided to…
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