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District updates board on summer curriculum work, new materials and teacher training
Summary
Teaching and learning staff reviewed summer curriculum-writing, adoption of new literacy and science materials, summer school sites and professional development attended by hundreds of teachers.
Dr. Latham briefed the board on summer teaching-and-learning activities, curriculum work and training completed in advance of the 2025–26 school year.
Dr. Latham said the district focused June curriculum work on translating renewed state standards into grade-level units, and that more than 100 teachers participated in curriculum writing. "Standards are what students should know and be able to do," Dr. Latham said, explaining the distinction between state standards and locally developed curriculum units.
The district ran summer school and an extended school-year program for students with IEPs; summer school was offered at Four Mile, Reynolds and Willowbrook plus the three secondary buildings, while extended school year services were held at Clay junior high, Dr. Latham said. The teaching-and-learning office and the special education department also moved into a shared workspace this summer to centralize curriculum materials and inventory.
Dr. Latham noted incoming instructional materials: AMPLIFY CKLA literacy resources for grades 3–5 (previously approved by the board) are arriving at buildings; the district is also participating in the state's Open SciEd grant for secondary hands-on science materials. The district provided early training for new literacy materials in July with about 70 teachers attending and reported more than 200 teachers participated in an All Means All Institute.
Dr. Latham said the district will continue training during preservice and that school teams are finalizing improvement plans and orientation activities ahead of the year start.
Board members thanked staff for the concentrated summer work and the large turnout for professional learning.
