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District recommends Benchmark Advance for K–4, delays decision on grades 5–6 pending framework work
Summary
District staff recommended adopting Benchmark Advance as the core K–4 English language arts program for 2025–26 after a two‑year review and yearlong pilot; staff said grades 5–6 require further work to fit middle‑school scheduling and content needs.
Assistant Superintendent Dutton and ELA Curriculum Instructional Specialist Amy Riemenschneider presented the results of a two‑year review and a yearlong pilot of literacy programs and recommended that Benchmark Advance be adopted for all kindergarten through fourth‑grade classrooms in the 2025–26 school year.
Riemenschneider told the board that a teacher rubric and survey responses favored Benchmark Advance for its explicit, systematic phonics instruction, comprehension with knowledge building, writing instruction, fluency supports and materials for multilingual learners. She said universal screening growth (AIMSwebPlus) showed larger student growth percentiles among students identified as at‑risk during the fall‑to‑winter window in pilot classrooms using Benchmark Advance.
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