Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Curriculum topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board hears first reading recommending Savvas MyView Literacy for K–5 ELA under state mandate
Summary
Curriculum staff recommended adopting Savvas' MyView Literacy for elementary ELA to comply with recent state legislation requiring approved core reading materials; the item was presented as a first reading with no board action required.
Curriculum staff recommended that Dublin City Schools adopt Savvas' MyView Literacy as the elementary English language arts core resource to comply with new state requirements, the district’s curriculum coordinator, Gina Seaman, told the board during a first reading.
Seaman said state legislation now requires K–5 classrooms to use state-approved high-quality instructional materials that provide systematic instruction across key components of reading and that the district must select a resource by the end of the school year. She described a piloting process that narrowed options to two vendors and reported that teachers’ feedback and pilot assessments favored MyView.
"At this time, I'd like to recommend that the Dublin City Schools adopt Savvas' MyView Literacy for Elementary ELA core instruction," Seaman said. She described strengths including daily clear teaching points aligned to Ohio's standards, in-depth unit study across text types, embedded small-group resources, and assessment across daily, weekly, and unit schedules.
Seaman said implementation would begin pending board approval in February: resources would be ordered in spring, teachers trained over spring and summer, and a strategic rollout would continue into the fall with additional training on assessment and small-group instruction. When asked about training hours, Seaman said she did not have the exact number immediately but that the hours were specified in the contract with the vendor.
Board members and staff also discussed state reimbursement. A board member asked about the reimbursement amount; a district staff member replied, "I believe it's about $800,000." Another board member characterized this as an "unfunded mandate," noting the state reimburses less than half of the program cost.
Because this was a first reading, no board vote was taken. Seaman said the curriculum team and instructional coaches will partner with vendor consultants for professional development and that the district will align supplemental resources to meet needs of gifted students and English learners.
