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District 97 curriculum team recommends Amplify CKLA and Caminos for K–5 ELA
Summary
District 97's core instruction team recommended adopting Amplify CKLA and the Spanish parallel Caminos as the K–5 English language arts (ELA) core program after a two‑year review and a three‑program pilot.
Oak Park Elementary School District 97's core instruction team recommended on April 8 that the board adopt Amplify CKLA (English) and Amplify Caminos (Spanish) as the district’s K–5 ELA core curriculum.
The recommendation follows a two‑year review and a three‑program pilot in which teachers, students and families participated. Dr. Shaw, the district superintendent, framed the presentation as part of a broader instructional plan and said the proposal will return to the board for formal adoption at a later meeting. The district’s K–5 committee used seven evaluation criteria and a program decision matrix to select the recommendation.
Why it matters: the recommended program is explicitly aligned to the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan (released January 2024) and the district’s equity…
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