Board reviews literacy progress monitoring, pilot curriculum and March adoption timeline

SAN FRANCISCO — District leaders presented the Board of Education with the first formal progress-monitoring update on Goal 1: third-grade literacy, outlined pilot findings, and described next steps toward a March curriculum adoption recommendation.

Superintendent Wayne opened the workshop by setting the targets: the district’s long-term goal is 70% of third graders at standard by 2027, with an interim target of 55% by the end of the current school year. Wayne reported an overall interim result of 51.7% on the new interim assessment and singled out performance gaps for historically underserved groups, including Black and Pacific Islander students (reported at 31.9% at standard on the interim assessment) and English learners (reported near 20%). "70% is a district in 2027," Wayne said, framing the timeline for district-wide progress.

Devin Krugman, executive director of content, described two strategic actions: an elementary language-arts curriculum pilot (English and Spanish materials plus designated English-language development) and a district-aligned professional development program. Krugman said the pilot is collecting multiple implementation measures — surveys, work samples, focus groups and classroom observations — across roughly 160 pilot teachers, and…