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Edina board adopts Benchmark Advance as new elementary literacy curriculum
Summary
After a multi‑year review, the Board of Education approved Benchmark Advance for tier‑one elementary literacy instruction. District leaders said the program aligns with the science of reading; implementation will begin with early implementers and include a Spanish companion program (Adelante).
The Edina Public Schools Board of Education voted to adopt Benchmark Advance as the district’s elementary tier‑one literacy curriculum after a multi‑year review and pilot work.
Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning Bethany Van Ostel presented the final recommendation and told the board the choice followed a three‑year review process that used rubrics aligned with the Minnesota Department of Education and the science of reading. “This program has the knowledge‑building small‑group sets, it has interdisciplinary units, and it was a comprehensive program that rose to the surface unanimously,” Van Ostel said.
The board heard that the selection process included teacher design teams, special education…
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