Gilbert Public Schools is moving toward replacing its elementary English language arts curriculum, with plans to pilot new reading and writing materials during the third quarter of the school year.
The district's proposed approach would introduce Amplify's Core Knowledge Language Arts, or CKLA, in kindergarten through fifth grade and Savvas myPerspectives in sixth grade.
The recommendation follows a review by a 41-member committee that found the two leading curriculum options nearly evenly matched. The committee ultimately supported a combination of the programs rather than adopting one publisher's materials across all six grades.
