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Board approves 30-day public review for new middle‑school ELA materials
Summary
The board agreed to post Into Literature (HMH) — the teachers' recommended middle‑school English language arts program — for a 30‑day community review before returning for a final vote on June 4. The six‑year contract cost and teacher training needs were discussed.
Bridget Passon, the district's English language arts supervisor, told the board the middle‑school ELA team piloted three programs and is asking the board to release one product for a 30‑day public review.
Passon said middle‑school teachers piloted CommonLit, MyPerspectives (Savvas) and Into Literature (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Fourteen teachers participated in staged pilots across the year and then voted; Into Literature averaged the highest score on the district's rubric and a…
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