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Board pauses recommended K'0 ELA adoption and directs committees to re-review two vendors
Summary
After district curriculum committees recommended Savvas (K'), OpenUp/EL Education (grades 3—), CommonLit 360 (grades 7—2) and VISTA (K— ELD), the board directed staff to reconvene committees to review updated copyrights from Amplify and OpenUp before final adoption.
District curriculum staff presented the results of a months-long instructional-materials review and adoption process for English language arts and English-language development.
Adam McMickle, the executive director of student achievement, summarized the committee evaluations and recommended materials for board consideration. He described the review process, scoring criteria and the district—ommittees' rationale for each recommendation.
Committee recommendations
- K' (early elementary): the K' committee recommended Savvas (MyView Literacy). McMickle said the committee scored Savvas highly for curricular design and digital resources; a projected seven-year contract price presented in the materials totaled about $1,171,000 to secure top-tier pricing and consumables.
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