The May 21, 2026 Curriculum Council minutes describe a major instructional initiative: districtwide rollout of a unit planning guide across all PLCs to establish consistent curriculum expectations and provide instructional resources. PLCs have developed unit guides with objectives, activities, assessments, resources, and differentiation strategies; these materials will be reviewed over the summer, and next year’s focus will be strengthening differentiation within unit planning. The Joint Leadership Team will do a summer book study on PLCs and differentiation, JLT meetings will shift to monthly showcases, and an upcoming Institute Day will define a common district understanding of “differentiation,” supported by monthly Period‑by‑Period PD sessions.Teacher feedback indicates the process is time‑intensive, especially for small or solo PLCs, and concerns exist about workload and balancing accommodations with rigor. This creates a clear opportunity for PD providers, curriculum developers, and coaching vendors to support differentiated instruction, curriculum design, PLC facilitation, and efficient use of the new unit planning structures and formative assessment tools.

Public comment from Jennifer Burns highlighted large class sizes, behavior/attendance responsibilities, and mixed feedback on unit planning guides, which will shape PD design and vendor messaging around workload‑sensitive solutions.