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Board discusses Advanced Learning Program, reading curriculum reviews after mixed public feedback
Summary
Board members and staff debated ALP placement, the district's review of the Lucy Calkins Units of Study revisions, and how internal audits and local evidence inform curriculum decisions.
Board members and curriculum staff discussed the district's Advanced Learning Program (ALP) placements in elementary grades and concerns raised about a widely scrutinized reading curriculum. The conversation covered how students are screened for ALP, whether a pullout ALP science model should be retained, and how the district evaluates revised materials.
Curriculum staff described ALP science in elementary grades as an enrichment program (not an acceleration model) that uses multiple inputs for…
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