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Principal updates Brookview; board selects Benchmark Adelante for Amigos Unidos K-5 literacy
Summary
At the May 5 study session, Brett Stringer, principal of Brookview Elementary, summarized the school's strengths and challenges; the board was also told Benchmark Adelante will be used as the K-5 literacy curriculum for the Amigos Unidos Spanish Immersion program, aligning with the district's existing K-5 Benchmark curriculum.
Brett Stringer, principal of Brookview Elementary, provided the Stillwater Area Public Schools board with an update on his school's strengths, challenges and opportunities during the May 5 study session. The transcript records that Stringer gave an update but does not include specific examples, metrics or quotations.
The board also received an update that Benchmark Adelante has been selected as the new K-5 literacy curriculum for the district's Amigos Unidos Spanish Immersion program. The presenters said Benchmark Adelante aligns with the Benchmark literacy curriculum already approved for K-5 classrooms last year, a point the transcript records as part of the curriculum-selection update. The transcript does not specify implementation timelines, adoption resolutions, materials costs or professional development plans tied to the selection.
Board members later toured the new Lake Elmo Elementary School; Board Clerk Sarah Grcevich did not attend the tour. The meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
