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Curriculum committee removes updated Second Step lessons for grades 5 and 8 pending full review
Summary
The district curriculum committee recommended removing this year’s updated Second Step social‑emotional learning lessons for grades 5 and 8 because the changes “shifted too far” from approved curriculum; a full review of social‑emotional curriculum and counseling materials will be conducted this year.
Melanie Aragott, chair of the curriculum committee, told the board on Sept. 8 that the committee reviewed the district’s Second Step social‑emotional learning (SEL) platform — the district’s primary SEL resource for 4‑K through grade 8 — and recommended removing the updated lessons for grades 5 and 8 for the 2025‑26 school year.
Aragott said Second Step is updated digitally…
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