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Muhlenberg County Board approves Carnegie Learning ELA curriculum for grades 6–12
Summary
The Muhlenberg County Board of Education approved a one-year agreement with Carnegie Learning to adopt Lenses on Literature for grades 6–12, including print and digital materials and professional learning; the board recorded approval in a special call meeting.
The Muhlenberg County Board of Education approved a one-year agreement with Carnegie Learning to adopt Lenses on Literature as an English language arts curriculum for students in grades 6 through 12.
Stacy Jones, who presented the contract to the board, summarized the package as including printed student and teacher editions, digital instructional and assessment components, and both on-site and virtual professional learning. "Lenses on Literature is included on the Kentucky Department of Education's high quality instructional resource list," Jones said, and recommended approval: "I would like to recommend that the board approve this agreement as presented." The presentation said the resource is intended to provide a cohesive ELA sequence from middle into high school while allowing teachers to continue using novel studies they value.
Jones presented the cost to the board: "The overall cost for the 1 year agreement is $84,083.48; $12,500 will be paid out of Title II funds for professional learning and the remaining $71,933.48 will be paid for general fund dollars," according to the transcript. (The amounts were read on the record as stated; the transcript's breakdown does not sum precisely when computed.)
Board member Miss Yount asked whether the program replaces current materials or supplements them. Jones replied that the district currently lacks a formal resource for grades 9–12, that teachers have been designing curriculum locally, and that the new resource fills that gap while aligning to state standards.
After brief discussion the board voted to approve the contract. The chair called for the vote and the transcript records affirmative "Aye" responses and no recorded opposition; the chair declared the motion approved.
The contract, as described by Jones, includes curricular materials and ongoing professional learning intended to support implementation in the upcoming school year. The presentation referenced the Kentucky Department of Education's high-quality instructional resource list as part of the vendor selection rationale. The board did not specify a contract number or an exact effective date on the recorded audio; funding sources were stated on the record as Title II and general fund dollars.
