Newberg School District Board of Directors adopted language arts curriculum materials on April 12, 2016 for grades K-8 and high school English language students.
Elementary: Amplify – CKLA and Guided Reading & Accountable Independent Reading for school and classroom libraries
Middle School: Open Educational Resources and Guided Reading & Accountable Independent Reading for school and classroom libraries
High School: No recommendation at this time
English Language Learners: K-5 EL Achieve Systematic ELD Instructional Units and English 3D for grades 6-12
Digital devices for each K-5 student, including iPads for K-2 students and Chromebooks for grades 3-5.
Middle school students will have individual Chromebooks to use in Language arts classrooms; Students in AVID and ELL programs will also have 1-to-1 Chromebooks
High School Students in AVID and ELL programs will also have 1-to-1 Chromebooks
System-wide use of Google Apps and other digital tools.
This is a two-year implementation K-12
Includes four full days for professional learning and be supported by instructional coaches and school professional development resources
Teachers in the Edwards Dual Language program and District English Language proficiency programs will continue to use professional learning community planning time as well as access instructional coaches and school professional development resources
