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Board adopts instructional‑materials sufficiency resolution, adds pilot language for English‑learner materials
Summary
Board approved a resolution finding instructional materials sufficient and amended the resolution to specify a pilot for interim English‑learner materials (Cherry Chase and Vargas) with intent to adopt after the pilot concludes in 2025–26.
The board held a public hearing on the Williams‑related sufficiency of instructional materials and voted to adopt a resolution certifying materials for 2025–26, with an amendment to clarify adoption intent for English‑learner (ELD) materials.
Staff told the board that Cherry Chase and Vargas currently lacked state‑adopted English‑learner materials and proposed using interim materials for a pilot while final materials are selected. A board member sought clarity on whether interim materials would be restricted to pilot classrooms or used districtwide; staff said interim materials will be used within the pilot until final materials are adopted. The board amended the resolution to add language that interim materials would be used "with the intention of adopting them formally after the conclusion of the pilot program at the end of the 2025–26 school year." A motion to approve the resolution as amended passed unanimously.
Board members asked staff to return with a timeline and vendor recommendations as the pilot proceeds. Staff said the county visit (Williams review) had selected two schools for visit and that a final Williams report was not yet available.
