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Boyertown Area SD staff: new law will require cursive instruction starting 2027-28
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Committee was briefed that recently passed state legislation requires cursive instruction beginning in the 2027-28 school year; district staff said the mandate is currently generic and they will await additional state guidance on scope and timing.
During the May 11 Student Services and Curriculum Committee meeting, Stephanie Petrie, director of the Office of Teaching and Learning, informed board members that recently passed state legislation requires public schools to teach cursive beginning in the 2027-28 school year.
Petrie said the statute's current language is broad and does not specify frequency, length or scope. "Right now, it's a very, kind of generic statement that cursive writing must be taught in all public schools starting next school year," she said, adding that the district will await additional state guidance on recommended scope and sequence.
Petrie noted some second-grade classrooms already provide cursive instruction and said the district will consider how to connect cursive instruction with existing ELA and writing curricula. She anticipates the state will publish more detailed guidance to help districts plan implementation.
The committee did not take formal action on cursive instruction during the meeting; staff will integrate consideration of cursive into the broader ELA curriculum review process and report back with recommended approaches as guidance becomes available.
