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Board hears follow-up on 6—6 ELA adoption; staff outlines planned K— ELA adoption timeline and novel-review process
Summary
District curriculum staff gave a progress report on the 6—6 ELA adoption, explained how teachers will use HMH materials and the digital library, and outlined a proposed timeline and committee process for a future K— ELA adoption.
District curriculum staff updated the J.O. Combs governing board on implementation steps after the May adoption of the 6—6 English language arts (ELA) materials and presented a plan to begin a separate K— ELA adoption.
Jennifer Nevins of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (CIA) summarized summer work: materials arrival in June, creation and revision of curriculum maps aligned to Arizona's essential standards, trainings for teachers on HMH resources and a writable component, and follow-up classroom support. Nevins said the adopted materials include strategies (notice and note) intended to transfer reading skills across content areas and that where a text has potential bias the curriculum maps include supplemental items to present balanced…
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