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Clayton Board approves district curriculum updates including new AMP course
Summary
The Board approved the district’s annual curriculum package, including a new team‑taught AMP algebra/business course, middle‑school literacy rewrites to increase reading and writing volume, and reinstatement of musical theater courses at CHS.
The School District of Clayton Board of Education voted to approve the district curriculum for the year, including new courses and revisions across grade levels.
The board approved a package of curriculum updates presented by Dr. Garganigo, who described the district’s six‑year review cycle and said the board would be asked annually to review and approve district‑developed curriculum. “Policy IF, states the following things and, we're really gonna focus mainly on bullets 2 and 3 tonight,” Dr. Garganigo said as he introduced the materials.
Among the changes the board approved: a new two‑period, team‑taught AMP (algebra + business) course that pairs college‑prep Algebra I with a business component; complete rewrites of middle‑school literacy to increase reading and writing volume; completion of compacted accelerated middle‑school math sequences; new and revised world‑language and Latin materials; and the reinstatement of musical theater and technical theater as in‑school courses at Clayton High School.
Dr. Garganigo described AMP as a combined algebra and business course in which students run a school store and tackle algebra concepts through real‑world applications. He told the board the course is open to any student ready for College Prep Algebra I and will run as a two‑period block.
Board members praised the direction of the curriculum work. One board member said the phrase “increasing the volume of reading and writing” was important to communicate to constituents concerned about literacy levels. Student board representative Nina described classroom visits and student feedback and said the district’s phone policy appears to be restoring in‑school socialization and classroom focus.
Chris moved approval; the motion was seconded and passed on a voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Superintendent Dr. Patel and curriculum staff said the approved curriculum materials and documents will be published online and will guide professional development and instruction during the school year.
The board also heard that humanities groups (literacy, social studies, world language, fine arts) will come forward in spring with long‑range goals and associated financial estimates tied to the six‑year review cycle.
