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Towanda Area SD board tables CKLA ELA adoption for grades 3–6 pending more information
Summary
The Towanda Area School District board voted 6-0 to table a proposed five-year adoption of CKLA (Amplify, 3rd Edition) for grades 3–6, citing the need for more information about the curriculum and cost (the proposal listed $125,665.82 for five years).
President Scott Hauser presided over a discussion and subsequent motion to table the district's proposed adoption of CKLA (Amplify, 3rd Edition, 2026) as the grade 3–6 English language arts curriculum.
Natalie Wheaton moved and Ashley Popovich seconded the motion to table the adoption. The board record shows the proposed five-year agreement was listed at $125,665.82. The motion to table passed by voice vote, recorded as 6-0-0-3 (six yes, zero no, zero abstain, three absent). There was no vote on adoption itself during the meeting.
Board members and staff discussed the curriculum in a prior presentation where Heather Patterson led a second-grade CKLA JAM mini lesson and described classroom benefits. Patterson told the board that she “really likes the engagement part of the curriculum,” and when asked by Brady Finogle she said she likes the skills portion because it “seems more structured and explicit.”
The board’s policy and curriculum committee had met the same day to discuss CKLA implementation at the elementary level and recommended the item be held for additional information. The superintendent and principals were present to provide context, but no additional materials or timeline for a future vote were announced.
