CASTLEBERRY ISD presents five‑year curriculum audit, wins Texas Reads Texas Leads grant for K–3 literacy

CASTLEBERRY ISD curriculum and instruction leaders presented updates to the district's five‑year curriculum audit and outlined next yearʼs priorities, including new literacy investments supported by a state grant.

The update matters because the audit and the grant shape instructional materials, professional learning, and assessment choices across K–12 classrooms and will guide curriculum work that district leaders say they will revisit continually as assessments and standards change.

Scott Hutchings and Whitney Harper, TLI lead coordinators, told the board the presentation would focus on Standard 2 of the curriculum audit: ensuring "clear and valid objectives for students." Hutchings said the audit work produced a districtwide plan intended as a long‑range…