District standardizes writing instruction: RACES for lower grades, TIKA for high school
Board saw a presentation on districtwide writing strategies: RACES (short-answer strategy) used in elementary and middle grades, and a TIKA-based approach for high-school essays tied to Oregon writing standards and exemplars.
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District staff presented Goal 3 work to align writing instruction across grades. At the elementary and middle-school levels teachers are using the RACES acronym to teach short-answer writing (restate, answer, cite, explain, summarize) and have created grade‑level exemplars and rubrics. Presenters said that explicit exemplars and teacher-created rubrics help students progress through measurable steps.
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