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Special‑education director outlines curriculum alignment, phonics interventions
Summary
Marcy Johnson, the district's director of special education, told the board the district adopted HMH as the primary ELA core for special education classrooms, trained staff on SPIRE phonics interventions, and reduced reliance on Read 180 as an alternate core.
Marcy Johnson, director of special education, updated the board on curriculum alignment and interventions for special education students on March 10.
Johnson said the district has adopted HMH as the primary ELA core across special education classrooms and is supplementing it with SPIRE phonics for targeted intervention. "Even our self contained classrooms are now aligned to all of the general ed standards," she said, and noted the district trained most special education teachers to deliver SPIRE this year. She added that Read 180 had been used as an alternate core but teachers found it insufficiently rigorous, so the district reduced its use in favor of HMH with intervention supports.
Johnson described training, materials purchases and cross‑department collaboration as central to the work. She framed the presentation as highlights rather than an exhaustive list and thanked staff for their efforts. There were no formal board votes recorded for special education policy or programmatic funding during this presentation; board members received the report and offered thanks.
