Pennridge presents five-year curriculum renewal cycle; K–2 foundations tied to early reading gains

Jennifer Bloom, Pennridge School District director of teaching and learning, presented a draft five‑year curriculum renewal cycle to the board’s curriculum committee and outlined steps intended to pace research, pilots, purchases and implementation across K–12.

Bloom said the cycle groups work into five sequential years — awareness, development, writing, implementation and monitoring — so large adoptions are limited to specific years and can be budgeted in advance. "This cycle … facilitates a K to 12 perspective, and it allows us to limit large adoptions to specific years for each of the different core areas," Bloom said.

The proposal includes a sample sequencing that would place subject-area reviews on a rotating schedule so the district will not face multiple large purchases in the same year. Bloom told board members the cycle is a draft and that administrators will form committees and refine…