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ELA team narrows resource choices to two finalists and plans public viewing March 18–April 1

West Bend School District Curriculum Committee · March 17, 2026
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Summary

The ELA team narrowed a field of screened curricula to two finalists (Into Literature and My Perspectives), will make materials available for public review March 18–April 1, and plans an RFP and a recommendation to the board in May with potential purchases beginning July 1.

Chrissy Steinhouse, an ELA literacy specialist and facilitator, presented the department’s evaluate and develop/design work and explained the team’s data‑driven rubric and resource‑screening process. After two years of review and professional development rooted in the science of reading, the team screened 25 candidate resources (using EdReports) and narrowed the field to two finalists: HMH’s Into Literature and My Perspectives.

Steinhouse outlined why new primary resources are needed: gaps in…

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