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District adopts StudySync for secondary ELA, expands K–5 Benchmark implementation; LETRS training underway
Summary
District directors told the Richfield Public Schools board the district will adopt McGraw Hill StudySync for core 6–12 English language arts, has implemented Benchmark Advance/Adelante in K–5, and is progressing through LETRS professional development and a social studies review.
Alex Ward, director of secondary education, and Rachel Jones, director of elementary education, briefed the Richfield Public Schools board on April 21 about curriculum selections, professional development and instructional monitoring for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 school years.
Ward told the board that both Richfield Middle School (RMS) and Richfield High School (RHS) plan to adopt McGraw Hill StudySync as the district’s core ELA materials for grades 6–12. “Moving forward, both RMS and RHS would like to use McGraw Hill StudySync materials,” Ward said, citing alignment to the Minnesota English Language Arts standards, EdReports evaluations and the curriculum’s pedagogical framework that supports vertical and horizontal alignment across grades.
At the elementary level, Rachel Jones said the district implemented Benchmark Advance and Benchmark Adelante in…
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