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Central SD 13J wins nearly $934,400 per year summer-learning grant; staff favor STAR interim assessment
Summary
Director Jackson told the board the district received a competitive summer learning grant of $934,382 annually for three years and that teacher feedback strongly favored selecting STAR as the interim assessment over i-Ready; the board discussed curriculum materials across K–12.
Director Jackson briefed the board May 4 on an ambitious K–12 curriculum adoption and interim-assessment selection process, and announced a multi-year summer learning grant award that will expand programming.
Jackson described nine curriculum committees that reviewed materials across science, health and social studies and outlined specific requests from teachers — including new high-school anatomy and astronomy texts, Spanish-language materials for biology, and about 20 microscopes for lab work. She said many recommended materials are available for public review…
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