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North Hills School District reviews K–12 curriculum pilots; district to keep TCI for now
Summary
Board heard updates on multiple K–12 curriculum pilots and materials requests. Kindergarten and first grade will continue the districtwriting pilot; second grade will not. A pilot of Savvas social studies did not displace the current TCI program, which the district plans to renew and adopt an updated TCI edition in 202627.
The North Hills School District Board of Education on Thursday heard updates on multiple K–12 curriculum pilots and requests for instructional materials, but did not adopt a new, districtwide replacement for its social studies program.
The presentations from K–12 curriculum leaders covered a kindergarten-through-grade-2 writing pilot, a social studies pilot that included sixth grade, middle-school literacy proposals and a K–12 music curriculum review. Board members asked questions but took no formal adoption votes on curriculum programs at the meeting.
K–5 writing pilot
Alyssa Sermanera, K–5 ELA curriculum leader and a kindergarten teacher at Ross Elementary, said the district piloted a new writing program this year for kindergarten through grade 2. "This year, we are piloting the Hegarty Bridal to Writing Grama for kindergarten through grade 2," she said. According to Sermanera, each school assigned one pilot teacher per grade and teachers met quarterly to compare strengths and weaknesses. Kindergarten teachers reported the program felt "very fast paced" but enjoyable for students; first-grade teachers said…
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