Revere Local previews third-grade and middle-school ELA pilots; staff say student meal prices will rise 25 cents

District staff and teachers previewed two curriculum items the board will consider next week: a third-grade adoption of Great Minds materials (Wit & Wisdom / Arts & Letters) and a proposed middle-school English language arts adoption that used HMH pilot materials.

Presenters said the third-grade materials include pilot work with the Arts & Letters edition and staff will have the texts available for board members to review. For middle school, staff described using a mix of novels and consumable student workbooks to increase students’ ability to annotate and engage with shorter, high-quality texts. A presenter said teachers wanted consumable workbooks so students could highlight and write in text during instruction.

Staff noted the middle-school pilot was not initially unanimous among teachers but that reviewing sample materials led many to support consumable workbooks and agreed plans to develop pacing guides collaboratively across grades. The board was told each grade will spend one day a quarter working with staff to build pacing guides and agree on non-negotiables for units.

Separately, the board was informed that the district’s student fee schedule for 2026–27 shows no general fee increases, but staff reported a 25-cent increase per meal. A board member said this was reportedly the first such increase in the staff member’s tenure and that the change aligns with federal program participation guidance.

Next steps: materials will be available at the next meeting for first action and the board will consider formal adoption in the coming weeks; staff will develop pacing guides if the adoption proceeds.