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Carlisle narrows K'3 reading adoption to two programs; pilots planned to meet state mandate
Summary
District staff told board committees they have narrowed required K'3 structured-literacy curriculum options to CKLA (Amplify) and Benchmark Advanced and proposed piloting both in multiple buildings; a full K'3 rollout could cost more than $500,000, staff said.
District curriculum staff told the board committees that updated state requirements (Act 47/PDE) obligate Carlisle to adopt a PDE-approved structured-literacy K'3 curriculum by the 2027'28 school year.
"We really wanted to make sure we had a thoughtful plan in place for, piloting to make sure that we were getting, again, a diverse view of what is on the approved list from PDE, in our classrooms and narrow it down to what we think works best for Carlisle," Presenter Ally said,…
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