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Middle school sees curriculum gains; staff note grammar support questions
Summary
Middle school staff reported gains from year-two implementation of CommonLit360 and new math-intervention hires; teachers see cross-curricular reading-skill benefits, but some staff want clearer grammar support embedded in the curriculum.
Brooke McGraw told the committee that middle school staff are seeing benefits from the second year of CommonLit360, which allows teachers across subjects to focus on reading skills such as finding supporting evidence. McGraw said there is "full 'buy-in' from the staff in the second year of using the curriculum," and that student and teacher data are easy to pull for planning and intervention.
McGraw also thanked the board for staffing levels that reduced overload and highlighted increased math support: Hayden Hardyman is providing math intervention for 7th graders, and Kari Kabat is offering intervention opportunities for 8th graders. McGraw noted staff concerns that CommonLit360 appears to give less explicit grammar instruction; curriculum support advised staff to allow time for embedded grammar skills to be learned, and a professional-development session is scheduled in two weeks.
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