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Board schedules community review for proposed high school SEL curriculum Wayfinder
Summary
District staff said a committee selected Wayfinder as the finalist for high school social-emotional learning curriculum; the public may review materials June 12 and feedback is due June 22 ahead of readings in July and early August.
District staff told the board June 9 that a curriculum committee selected Wayfinder as the finalist in the high school social-emotional learning (SEL) adoption process and announced community review opportunities before the board considers final readings.
Staff said the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) approved the district’s waiver for Professional Learning Community (PLC) days; the new calendar will identify Nov. 5 and Feb. 4 as waiver days and the district will pilot a three-hour early release on April 15 to evaluate an alternative schedule.
On the SEL adoption, staff said the committee chose Wayfinder as the finalist. Because of copyright restrictions the district could not record the committee’s virtual meeting, but staff scheduled a community review night for Thursday, June 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. at KCA for drop-in review of the materials. Additional review-by-appointment slots are available through June 22; staff gave a contact number in the meeting as 885-5440 for appointments. Feedback from the community is due by June 22 and will be compiled for the board.
Staff told the board that the reading of the curriculum is scheduled for the July meeting and the first August meeting, with final approval expected at a subsequent August meeting; board members will also be given access to the curriculum to review it directly before readings.
Staff also reported an unrelated positive result: multilingual students exiting the district’s English-language services exceeded the state average this year — the district reported a 9% exit rate compared with a 6% state average.
Board members asked clarifying questions about timing and access to materials; staff said board members will have access to the curriculum prior to the readings.
