Francis Howell R‑III staff recommend HMH’s Into Reading as K‑5 ELA core; $2.29M purchase due to board in April
District literacy team recommended Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Into Reading as the district’s K‑5 tier‑1 ELA resource after year‑long review and classroom trials; staff proposed a $2,293,674.57 purchase spread over three fiscal years and said adoption will remove the current Benchmark Phonics purchase, saving about $138,000 per year.
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At a special work session, Francis Howell R‑III district staff recommended adopting Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Into Reading as the district’s K‑5 core English language arts resource and said they will bring a purchase recommendation to the April board meeting.
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