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Board approves professional learning plan after summer curriculum work on grammar, civil discourse and AI
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Anne Meyer told the board that summer curriculum teams mapped grammar across K–8, revised economics units, developed civil-discourse modules, piloted AI curriculum mapping, and supported student-designed mini-electives; the board approved the professional learning plan to carry the work into the school year.
Anne Meyer, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, presented the results of district-funded summer curriculum work and asked the board to approve a professional learning plan to continue that work during the 2025–26 school year.
Meyer said over 20 faculty members participated in summer curriculum work that included transparent grammar lessons for K–8 (with check-ins and assessments), revised economics units for grades 2–5 developed with retired AP economics teacher Steve Klirfeld, civil-discourse modules designed to let students discuss controversial topics from multiple perspectives, and an AI curriculum mapping project involving 29 middle- and high-school faculty who experimented with tools to teach students how to evaluate generated content and reflect on bias.
She described student-designed mini-electives pilot-tested last year and said the district funded faculty to work with student teams. Meyer said the professional learning plan would "provide faculty time and guidance" so teachers can implement these curricular changes; after discussion, a motion to approve the professional learning plan passed.
Board members thanked Meyer for focusing on grammar, civil discourse and AI and noted they expected parents to see curriculum changes reflected in newsletters and back-to-school communications.
