Dear Oak Grove Families,
A goal of our school district, as conveyed through our School Improvement Plan, is to “establish a consistent curriculum from grades K-8, to increase student achievement and support social-emotional well-being.” Over the course of the past year, select members of our teaching staff have been participating in an English Language Arts curriculum pilot intended to research, identify, and test out a prospective ELA curriculum for implementation at Oak Grove. As a result of this pilot, it has been recommended that Oak Grove adopt the Into Reading curriculum for grades K-6, and the Amplify ELA curriculum for grades 7-8 beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. The Board of Education will take action to adopt these curricula at the March 22nd meeting. As key stakeholders of the Oak Grove School District, you are invited to review these curricula and provide feedback ahead of this meeting by responding to me directly at nalmasi@og68.org or by sharing your thoughts with members of the Board of Education.
The curricular resources are available for review online in the Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment section of the district website at https://www.og68.org/o/ogschool/page/ela-curriculum. Additionally, print resources will be available for review at the Curriculum Showcase Night on Thursday, March 2nd from 5-7pm.
We welcome your feedback as we endeavor to provide consistent, high quality English Language Arts instruction to all Oak Grove students!
Sincerely,
Natalie Almasi
Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment