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Board adopts K–12 English language arts changes: UFLI K–2, functional morphology 3–5, EL Education for 6th grade
Summary
After a year of piloting and a committee review prompted by Minnesota's Read Act, the Bemidji school board approved curriculum recommendations for ELA K–12, keeping UFLI in K–2, adopting functional morphology for grades 3–5, and adopting EL Education for grade 6; secondary teachers compiled trade‑book lists for 7–12.
The Bemidji Public School District school board voted to adopt recommended changes to the district's English language arts curriculum for 2024–25 on May 19, following a year of piloting and committee review required in part by Minnesota's Read Act.
The curriculum committee recommended continuing UFLI for kindergarten through second grade, adopting functional morphology for grades 3–5 and adopting EL Education for sixth grade. Seventh through twelfth grade teachers compiled recommended trade‑book lists and vertical alignment materials for secondary ELA. Committee members and administrators told the board that the K–5 recommendations were shaped by the…
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