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Board approves five-year agreement to adopt Core Knowledge Language Arts for K-5

3461408 · April 21, 2025
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Summary

District staff recommended Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) as the K-5 ELA curricular resource; the board approved a five-year agreement (up to $480,000) as part of a consent agenda vote.

The Big Walnut Local Board of Education approved a five-year agreement Monday to adopt Core Knowledge Language Arts as the district—s K-5 English-language arts instructional resource.

The board approved the contract as part of a consent agenda that passed after a motion and second; the contract value was listed in agenda materials as up to $480,000 for the five-year agreement.

Why the district chose CKLA

Mike Robertson, who led the pilot and adoption recommendation, told the board the recommendation came after teacher and family…

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