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Board approves Unique Learning System for self-contained MICI classrooms
Summary
The board approved purchase of the Unique Learning System (ULS), a standards-aligned, evidence-based curriculum with data-collection tools for students in the district’s self-contained MICI (mild cognitive impairment) classrooms, preschool through 12th grade.
The board approved adoption of the Unique Learning System (ULS) curriculum for Anchor Bay’s self-contained MICI classrooms (preschool–12) at its Aug. 27 meeting. Administration recommended ULS as an evidence-based curriculum with built-in progress monitoring, a thematic scope that can be vertically aligned and materials designed to reduce the amount of teacher time spent individually adapting general-education content.
Special-education staff said ULS can transmit student progress data between levels so that a student’s learning profile travels with them from preschool through the secondary grades. Staff told the board the program would allow teachers to spend more time on small-group and one‑on‑one instruction, and give parents clearer progress reporting.
Why it matters: Districts with diverse special-education needs rely on curricular tools that provide consistent scaffolding and progress monitoring. Adoption reduces the administrative burden on teachers and adds a unified approach across grade levels.
Selected quote - “It will allow them to put more time into small groups and one-on-one instruction,” a special-education leader said when describing how ULS frees teacher time.
Ending: Administration will proceed with procurement and report back on implementation timelines and teacher training.
