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District recommends adopting Connect for Learning curriculum for pre-K; board hears pilot results and cost estimate
Summary
Early childhood staff recommended adoption of the Connect for Learning (Kaplan) preschool curriculum after a multi-class pilot; the team estimated $178,158.75 for kits, portal access and professional learning over six years but did not record a formal adoption vote at this meeting.
Shawnee Mission School District staff recommended adopting the Connect for Learning (C4L) early-childhood curriculum following a pilot across four preschool classrooms that reached 98 students.
Becky Blizzard and pilot teachers described the selection process, fidelity checks and rubrics used to evaluate C4L against alternatives (including World of Wonders). Pilot teachers said C4L offered a developmentally appropriate, interdisciplinary approach with strong supports for language development, ELL adaptations and hands-on,…
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