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Candidates emphasize literacy, interventions and career pathways as key curriculum priorities
Summary
Candidates discussed a recent elementary ELA curriculum change, expansion of academic intervention services (AIS), career‑ready options and the board's role in setting budgetary parameters while administration recommends curriculum.
Candidates addressed curriculum and student achievement across multiple forum questions, focusing on the recently adopted elementary ELA curriculum, academic interventions and career‑path options.
Multiple speakers said curriculum selection is an administrative responsibility that the board oversees through policy and budget parameters. Erica Mills and Jeremy Basso described board work to put curriculum review processes and committees in place; Mills said the district reconstituted a curriculum committee to vet course proposals and that the board adopted policies to structure curriculum approvals.
Several candidates flagged literacy as a major area of attention. Bernard and others said the previous literacy program left some students unprepared for secondary reading demands and that the district piloted a new ELA curriculum. Candidates supported continued monitoring of student data and increased AIS supports; one candidate said, “We have added a lot of AIS supports this year for our students,” and called for tracking trajectories rather than relying only on single test scores.
Candidates also supported a mix of rigorous college preparatory courses (AP) and career‑ready pathways, including BOCES and certification programs, to meet diverse student goals. They promoted data‑driven decisions, shared decision making and student input on secondary offerings.
