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Little Miami presents science-of-reading-aligned ELA pilots; board hears six-year cost and state subsidy
Summary
District staff summarized a year-long pilot of new English-language-arts curriculum aligned to the science of reading, recommended Benchmark Advance (K–5) and Into Literature (6–8), and presented six-year cost estimates and a state reimbursement amount.
Jen Horvath, a district staff member working on curriculum, told the Little Miami Local School District Board of Education at its March 4 meeting that the district conducted a year-long pilot and recommends new ELA materials that align with the state’s science-of-reading mandate.
Horvath said the review began in 2023 after the Ohio Department of Education guidance that followed House Bill 33 and that the district used pilot teachers, building administrators and a literacy council to evaluate usability, alignment, student engagement, rigor and program modifications.
The district leadership recommended Benchmark Advance for kindergarten…
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