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Upper Darby to pilot two elementary ELA programs next fall, board to decide in November
Summary
District staff proposed a one-trimester pilot of two elementary English-language-arts curricula with 31 volunteer teachers across all grades K–5; pilot feedback will guide a November recommendation for the adoption of one resource and associated budget requests.
District staff asked the committee for permission to pilot two elementary English-language-arts curricular options in the 2025–26 school year as part of a structured review process that will inform a November recommendation to the school board.
Kristen O'Neal, supervisor of elementary ELA review work, said the review committee had narrowed three initial resources to two finalists: Benchmark Advance and a combined model integrating Arts & Letters with Really Great Reading. "We are piloting two curricular resources in actual classrooms to see if they work well for our district,"…
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