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District starts IMSE phonics training; ELA program decision delayed to next school year
Summary
South Orangetown launched IMSE foundational‑skills training for teachers this spring, prioritizing K–2 and certain grades at Cottage Lane and William O. Schaefer. The district will 'live with' IMSE for months before recommending a final ELA/curriculum adoption in December 2025.
District administrators told the board the district has begun intensive IMSE foundational‑skills training and will extend the timeline to choose a new ELA reading program so teachers can first implement and evaluate IMSE in classrooms.
Mister Arrieta, who delivered the instructional update, said the district started a first cohort of seven teachers at William O. Schaefer and will continue training each week for the rest of the school year. “We decided on IMSE. The training is very rigorous, and…
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