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Board hears proposal to start two-way dual-language pilot and expanded literacy supports
Summary
Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Lauren Santa Barbara recommended launching a two-way Spanish-English dual-language pilot (two kindergarten sections: Matthew Patterson and a Kent site) and expanding K—6 literacy benchmarking (MCAS) and professional development linked to CKLA/Amplify; two teachers for the pilot are budgeted as placeholders.
Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Lauren Santa Barbara presented recommended instructional initiatives that the district would like to implement for the 2025-26 school year, focusing on literacy, professional development and a two-way dual-language pilot.
Santa Barbara said the district is instituting a K—6 literacy benchmarking program she called "MCAS" with assessments three times per year plus progress monitoring using Boost; she described MCAS as identifying multiple literacy skill areas and enabling targeted Tier 2/Tier 3 supports…
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