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Duxbury schools outline CKLA rollout and high‑school engagement goal amid staffing limits
Summary
Elementary leaders reported a first‑year rollout of the CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) curriculum with positive teacher and parent feedback, while Duxbury High School set a broad goal to show students how coursework relates to life outside school. Committee members questioned whether fewer curriculum supervisors will constrain implementation.
Administrators outlined school improvement plans for the year, saying teachers had begun implementing CKLA at elementary schools and that Duxbury High School is pursuing an initiative to make classroom work more relevant and engaging for all students.
At Chandler and Alden elementary schools, staff described early‑year CKLA implementation as positive. Teachers reported lessons taking longer as staff settle into a new curriculum, but administrators said parents and students were responding well. “Parents are reporting that kids are coming home excited about the things that they’re learning,” a curriculum presenter said, noting district officials will measure outcomes against MCAS results in grades K–2.
At Duxbury High School, administrators described a three‑part…
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