Board approves 60‑day pilots of Summit K12 for English learners and Schoolinks for career planning

The Chino Valley Unified School District board approved 60‑day pilots of two curriculum and student‑support platforms: Summit K12 for English learner (EL) instruction and Schoolinks for career exploration and college‑readiness planning.

Eric Reddick, curriculum director, said the district will pilot Summit K12 in EL classrooms at the high school and use built‑in benchmarks and an assessment component to measure progress. "It has personal learning plans, autoscoring features for speaking and writing, and up to 30 languages," Reddick said, adding that parents would have free access to the platform to support home engagement. Rosa Maria Karate, the district English language acquisition coordinator, described the product as tailored to Arizona EL testing windows.

Reddick and staff said the Summit K12 pilot is free; if the district decides to purchase the platform after the 60‑day pilot, staff will return with a recommendation. District staff told the board the high school currently has about 38 identified EL students (serving about 32) and the middle school about 24 identified students (serving 21), figures the pilot will help evaluate.

The board also approved a Schoolinks pilot for freshmen to support career inventories, personalized graduation planning, resume and scholarship searches, and college‑application tracking. Mr. Pareda and Mr. Dan Eisenberg described Schoolinks as a centralized system intended to help students explore career pathways and prepare application materials.

Both pilots will be evaluated by curriculum committees and staff will present data and recommendations to the board after the pilot periods.