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District details first‑year rollout of Arts & Letters aligned with science of reading

New Albany-Plain Local Board of Education · February 10, 2026
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Summary

New Albany coaches and administrators told the board that the district implemented Arts & Letters curriculum this year aligned to the science of reading, emphasized teacher coaching and protected collaboration time, and warned of a possible 'implementation dip' in year one while fidelity is established.

District leaders and literacy coaches updated the board on Feb. 9 about the first year of implementing Arts & Letters, a curriculum aligned with the science of reading, across K‑5 classrooms.

Scott Emery and structured literacy coordinator Tara Boga introduced literacy coaches who described professional learning, coaching models and classroom examples. Coaches said…

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