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District opts for ELA ‘gap year,’ shares strong baseline in first progress monitoring window
Summary
Sarasota officials said the district will take a one‑year pause on purchasing new ELA core materials, citing recently purchased supplemental resources and teacher training; initial FAST progress‑monitoring (PM1) data show the district starting this year at or ahead of last year’s cohort baseline.
Sarasota County Schools staff told the School Board on Oct. 7 that the district will enter a state‑allowed adoption “gap year” for English‑language arts materials, delaying purchase of new core curriculum until the end of the next school year so implementation would begin in 2027–28.
Rachel O’Day, supervisor of instructional materials, and Executive Director Joe Binswanger outlined the ELA timeline and a district decision to pause purchases while continuing training and use of supplemental materials acquired…
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