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Central York committee schedules Jan. 22 vendor demonstrations for middle‑school ELA review
Summary
The curriculum committee assembled a 13‑member review team to evaluate middle‑school ELA resources, will use EdReports and a structured‑literacy organizer, and scheduled vendor demonstrations (HMH and McGraw Hill in person; Commit360 via Zoom) for Jan. 22 with a March recommendation and potential April board action.
The Central York School District curriculum committee outlined the process for selecting a middle‑school ELA resource and scheduled vendor demonstrations for Jan. 22. Speaker 3 described a needs assessment and said roughly 13 teachers — including special education and reading specialists — volunteered to serve on the review committee.
Speaker 3 said the district will use EdReports as a public, research‑based review tool and has developed a structured‑literacy graphic organizer because there is no single commonly used rubric for secondary ELA similar to what exists for K–5. "Ed reports is, a very, research based, vetted, reporting tool," he told the committee. The presenter said he requested initial cost proposals from each vendor so the committee can estimate implementation costs and compare what each package includes.
The committee booked three vendors for Jan. 22: HMH and McGraw Hill (StudySync) will present in person; Commit360 will present via Zoom. Each vendor will be allocated about an hour and 15 minutes for presentation plus 15 minutes for questions and answers. Speaker 3 said vendors often cover a broad range quickly and the committee may invite vendors back for follow‑up to close gaps in information.
Committee members also asked to conduct classroom visits to observe how candidate resources function in sixth‑grade instruction (planned visits at North Hills). Speaker 3 said the committee targets a March recommendation and, if a purchase is recommended, would present that recommendation to the full board in April so materials and professional development can be in place before the next school year.
The transcript includes no cost figures, and no formal procurement decision was made on Jan. 12. Staff said they will evaluate vendors after Jan. 22, identify gaps, and return with a committee recommendation in March.
