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Board delays vote on adopting Core Knowledge middle‑school ELA curriculum
Summary
Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Monifa Taylor and curriculum staff recommended adopting Core Knowledge Language Arts for middle‑school ELA, but the board postponed a vote after members said the review lacked representative input and asked for clearer plans for supporting English learners and students with disabilities.
Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Monifa Taylor and staff recommended the board adopt the open‑source Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) program for grades 6–8, but the board voted on May 8 to postpone a final decision after members asked for more information and community representation.
School system officials said the recommendation followed a year‑long review of open‑source and commercial curricula that included 211 detailed evaluations and input from 82 volunteer reviewers representing teachers, administrators, parents and students. Nikki Hazel, the district’s chief academic officer, and Jackie Leitzy, the district’s secondary ELA supervisor, told the board CKLA scored highly for knowledge‑building, text quality, supports for emergent multilingual learners and potential cost savings versus renewing a contract with McGraw Hill StudySync.
The presentation emphasized implementation supports: a…
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