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Board hears final reports from two ELA pilots; adoption vote set for April

3461407 · March 17, 2025
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Big Walnut Local School District staff reported results of a January–March pilot of two elementary English language arts programs — CKLA and Wit & Wisdom — and said a formal adoption recommendation will come to the board after spring break in April.

The Big Walnut Local Board of Education on Monday heard a summary of a monthslong pilot of two elementary English language arts (ELA) programs and was told a recommendation will come to the board in April.

Curriculum Administrator Mark Robertson told trustees the district ran classroom pilots of Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) and Wit & Wisdom from January through spring break to gather teacher and vendor support feedback. Robertson said teachers, instructional facilitators and RTI coordinators supported implementation during the classroom trial and that vendors met with teachers to…

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