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Schuyler board approves K–5 CKLA pilot after curriculum presentations; Frog Street recommended for preschool
Summary
After presentations about preschool and K–5 options, the board approved purchasing CKLA pilot materials for K–5 and heard a recommendation to adopt Frog Street for preschool; the purchase includes planned training and data-driven evaluation of pilot classrooms.
The Schuyler Community Schools board voted to purchase CKLA pilot materials for kindergarten through fifth grade after administration and teachers presented curriculum options and implementation plans.
At the meeting, a presenter (S7) said the district reviewed multiple curricula and recommended CKLA (Amplify) because of its rigor, cross-curricular texts, and built-in multilingual and intervention supports. The presenter said the district will pilot CKLA in selected classrooms, provide on-site training before the pilot begins and use support from the ESU (Brooke Collier named in the presentation) for professional development visits.
For preschool, staff recommended Frog Street, which presenters described as a daily, teacher-directed scope-and-sequence that aligns to state assessment requirements for early learners. The presenters emphasized that Frog Street gives new preschool staff clear daily guidance and that Frog Street and CKLA would be piloted or phased in with teacher input.
Evaluation and safeguards: the administration detailed a measurement plan for the CKLA pilot, comparing MAP and Start Early Literacy results between pilot classrooms and those continuing with WONDERS over the year. The presenter said district teachers will form curriculum maps and that individual lessons or passages deemed inappropriate by local teams could be excluded from the district’s curriculum map.
Board vote and conditions: the motion to purchase CKLA pilot materials was moved and seconded and passed by roll call. Board members emphasized the pilot nature of the adoption and requested clear evaluation checkpoints; one board member said the district would stop or rework the program if it did not meet agreed benchmarks.
Ending: The board approved the CKLA pilot purchase and asked administration to return evaluation data during the pilot period so the board can decide whether to adopt CKLA longer term.
