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Tempe Elementary chief academic officer outlines rapid rollout of 95% Group phonics program
Summary
Chief Academic Officer Katie Moe told the Tempe Elementary School District board the district shifted to the 95% Group phonics program after a curriculum audit and the state removing the previous program from its approved list; officials said K–3 staff received in-person training and progress monitoring uses FastBridge.
Tempe, Ariz. — The Tempe Elementary School District is implementing the 95% Group phonics core program across elementary classrooms after a curriculum audit found gaps in phonemic awareness and phonics, Chief Academic Officer Katie Moe told the governing board on Dec. 3.
Moe said the district began a competitive procurement after Arizona removed the district’s previous phonics component from the state-approved list. “We put out that RFP, and 470 vendors got it, 10 returned,” she said, describing an evaluation committee of district staff, school staff and community members that narrowed the choice to 95% Group and Wilson Training Corporation (Fundations). The committee selected the phonics core program as the best fit for district needs.
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