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Ogden board delays K–6 core ELA selection after close committee split between Amplify and EL Education/OpenUp
Summary
Board members and teachers debated a close committee recommendation on K–6 core English-language-arts materials; staff presented three costed options and recommended choosing one knowledge-based curriculum for K–6 to preserve vertical alignment. Final action was deferred to the April 17 meeting.
Board discussion over K–6 core English-language-arts (ELA) materials at the Ogden City School District’s March meeting ended without a final vote after staff and curriculum committees returned nearly tied scores for two knowledge-building options: Amplify CKLA (third edition) and Open Up/EL Education (published by OpenUp).
District staff reconvened teacher committees after receiving updated copyrights and final vendor fee proposals; those committees again recommended materials but returned closely matched scores. In K–2 the committee favored Amplify narrowly; in grades 3–6 the committee favored EL Education by a small margin. Staff advised the board that adopting two different knowledge-based programs for adjacent grade spans could create transition and training challenges for teachers and students.
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