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Board approves ERC consultant agreement to boost elementary ELA instruction
Summary
Chawanakee approved an Educational Resource Consultants agreement to support principal-team work on English Language Arts; consultant Linda Hauser will lead efforts aimed at increasing students meeting standards, prompting trustee questions about guarantees.
The Chawanakee board approved an agreement with Educational Resource Consultants (ERC) to provide instructional leadership and help develop a more rigorous English Language Arts program.
Superintendent Jamie Nino said the agreement tasks Linda Hauser with facilitating principal-team work to exceed California standards and reported an objective of a "double digit increase in students meeting/exceeding state achievement standards." Trustee Elisabeth Parish asked about guarantees for achieving a double-digit increase; the board approved the ERC agreement on a motion by Barbara Bigelow, seconded by Jack Thornburg.
Staff described the agreement as targeted professional leadership and capacity building rather than a binding academic guarantee; the board asked staff to monitor implementation and report progress in subsequent instructional updates.
