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School committee approves new K–8 literacy program and renews foundational phonics contract
Summary
The committee approved a three-year migration to Great Minds' Arts and Letters literacy program for K–8 at a one-time cost of about $371,912 and renewed Wilson Language Foundations for K–3 at $51,466. Decisions followed staff presentations about teacher workload, consumables and training plans.
The Easton School Committee on May 14 approved two literacy-related contracts: a three-year migration to Great Minds' Arts and Letters for K–8 and a three-year renewal with Wilson Language for the K–3 foundational program.
District leaders described the Great Minds contract as a migration from the district's prior Wit & Wisdom materials to an updated program designed to address teacher feedback on lesson length and manageability. Staff presented a…
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