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Board adopts TeachTown curriculum for students with extensive needs
Summary
Trustees approved adoption of TeachTown, a standards‑aligned curriculum for students with extensive needs, citing alignment with county programs and staff requests; cost and district rollout timeline were not specified during the meeting.
The Snowline Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the adoption of TeachTown at its Feb. 25 meeting for students with extensive needs.
Special education TOSAs Stacy Wallace and Dakota Cates presented the materials and staff feedback. They said TeachTown provides standards‑based lessons, social‑skills instruction, transition and life‑skills modules and three instructional levels that classroom staff can adapt. Staff reported that county programs already using TeachTown will give students vertical alignment when they move between county and district programs.
Trustees asked about teacher reception and implementation. Presenters said teachers welcomed ready‑made, standards‑aligned lessons that reduce planning burden and allow staff to spend more time teaching and working directly with students. The presenters noted TeachTown supports alternate diploma pathways or regular diploma work depending on student needs.
The board approved the adoption after a motion and second; the transcript records a unanimous vote but does not name a mover or seconder in the recorded exchange. The transcript did not specify district costs or districtwide rollout dates for TeachTown.
Why it matters: The district’s approval formalizes a curricular option for a population that has limited standardized instructional resources, and staff said the curriculum will help align instruction across district and county placement settings.
What’s next: Staff will implement the program at applicable sites and work with teachers to adapt lessons to classroom needs; staff did not specify a budget amount or implementation timeline in the meeting notes.
