ELA curriculum integrates foundational skills with reading and writing

What happened

A curriculum committee update describes a transformed ELA curriculum organized around weekly learning outcomes instead of end-of-unit reference expectations. Foundational skills are integrated with reading and writing, and grammar is embedded in the program rather than taught separately.

Why it matters to families

This is a district instructional-design change that brings foundational literacy skills, reading, writing, and grammar into a unified weekly curriculum with benchmarks and interim and program assessments.

The evidence

The October 2026 committee report says the curriculum formerly listed end-of-unit expectations, treated foundational skills in isolation, and used a separate grammar program; it now organizes weekly outcomes, interweaves foundational skills with reading and writing, embeds grammar, and includes benchmark, interim, and program assessments.

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