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Board hears proposals to pilot McGraw Hill ELA program and other curricular pilots; vote expected at Thursday meeting
Summary
District administrators told the board they are piloting McGraw Hill instructional products in math and a new English language arts program called Emerge, and proposed a 90‑day middle‑school pilot of TCI social studies.
District administrators detailed multiple curricular pilots and vendor relationships and asked the board to move a middle-school ELA pilot forward for approval this week.
"We were involved with a national showcase school district in math for McGraw Hill," said Doctor Mancuso, an administrator, describing the district's continuing relationship with McGraw Hill and the free-year extension the publisher offered for its digital products after the district provided pilot feedback. Doctor Mancuso said McGraw Hill also introduced a new English language arts program the district has agreed to pilot for grades 3–5 (the program was referred to in board discussion as Emerge).
Administrators said six departmentalized teachers in grades 3–5 volunteered for the ELA pilot and that Emerge offers a…
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