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Elementary principal: district focusing on Scarborough's Reading Rope and 'Try, Discuss, Connect'
Summary
SES Principal Lacey Sharp told the board the elementary program emphasizes 'phonics first' instruction through Scarborough's Reading Rope and uses the Try, Discuss, Connect routine daily in whole-group reading and math.
SES Principal Lacey Sharp told the board on Oct. 9 that the elementary school is focusing this year on Scarborough's Reading Rope and a 'phonics first' approach to reading instruction. She described the teachersdaily routine called 'Try, Discuss, Connect' that staff use during whole-group reading or math lessons.
Sharp also reported attendance data for the elementary school and said the instructional focus is tied to in-class routines and professional development. The minutes list the named instructional approaches and indicate implementation is ongoing; no new budget or program dollars were recorded in the meeting minutes.
