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Curriculum and Instruction. The Core Knowledge Language Arts Program (CKLA) is the primary curricular resource for grades 3–5. Teachers in grades 4–8 use EngageNY Language Arts. In addition, students in grades 3–8 who require Tier 3 support receive intensive intervention thirty minutes per day through the Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI). For math instruction, third- and fourth- grade teachers use Go Math, and grades 5–8 are using Eureka Math. For science, Prentice Hall Science Explorer for Science and XXXX are primary resources. Social Studies Alive is used for 3–5 and History Alive is used by grades 6–8 for social studies. English Language Arts Core Knowledge Language Arts Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) is a comprehensive program for teaching reading, writing, listening, and speaking while also building students’ vocabulary and knowledge across essential domains in literature, global and American history, and the sciences. In the early grades, CKLA focuses on oral language development through carefully sequenced read-alouds as well as systematic instruction in reading and writing skills. In later grades, CKLA continues to advance students’ knowledge and vocabulary through read-alouds and in-depth discussions while also immersing students in complex texts and advanced writing assignments that draw on the academic content they’ve been engaged in since preschool. CKLA for grades K–3 is broken into two strands—a Skills strand and a Listening & Learning strand—so that children can master sounds and letters for fluent decoding and encoding during one part of the day and then have additional time to build the knowledge, language, and vocabulary that are essential for strong comprehension. Engage NY Language Arts The modules are designed to address Common Core State (CCSS) and Learning Standards, which focus on building students’ literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world. The modules are designed to give teachers concrete strategies in reading, writing, speaking, and listening that address the instructional shifts required by the Common Core Learning Standards. Leveled Literacy Intervention System for Students receiving Tier 3 Intervention: • Combination of reading, writing, and phonics/word study. • Emphasis on teaching for comprehending strategies. • Explicit attention to genre and to the features of nonfiction and fiction texts. • Special attention to disciplinary reading, literature inquiry, and writing about reading. • Specific work on sounds, letters, and words in activities designed to help students notice the details of written language and learn how words "work." • Close reading to deepen and expand comprehension. • Explicit teaching of effective and efficient strategies for expanding vocabulary. • Explicit teaching for fluent and phrased reading. • Use of writing about reading for the purpose of communicating and learning how to express ideas for a particular purpose and audience using a variety of writing strategies. • Built-in level-by-level descriptions and competencies from The Continuum of Literacy Learning, PreK-8 (2011) to monitor student progress and guide teaching. • Communication tools for informing parents about what children are learning and how they can support them at home. • Technology support for assessment, record keeping, lesson instruction, and home and classroom connections. • Detailed analysis of the characteristics of text difficulty for each book. Mathematics Go Math was adopted for grades K–5 and is more closely aligned with the CCSS. It encompasses many resource materials to meet the needs of all student ability levels and manipulatives for hands-on learning. Eureka Math (fifth grade) and EngageNY Math (grades 6–

Curriculum and Instruction. The Core Knowledge Language Arts Program (CKLA) is academic program and the primary curricular resource teaching methodologies that inform the development of the school education program include extended learning time, a uniform instructional system, teaching for grades 3–5. Teachers in grades 4–8 use EngageNY Language Arts. In additionmastery, students in grades 3–8 who require Tier 3 support receive strategies and supports for student mastery of instructional materials, intensive intervention thirty minutes per day through the Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI). For math instructionfocus on literacy and mathematics, third- and fourth- grade teachers use Go Matha rigorous, standards-based curriculum, and grades 5–8 are using Eureka Math. For science, Prentice Hall Science Explorer for Science and XXXX are primary resources. Social Studies Alive is used for 3–5 and History Alive is used by grades 6–8 for social studiesa character-education curriculum. English Language Arts Core Knowledge Language Arts (ELA) Curriculum UPAE utilizes Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) for its ELA curriculum, including the CKLA skills strand for grades K–2. CKLA has earned the highest rating in EdReports for all three gateways (a rating of “meets expectations”). Moreover, the curriculum is highly aligned to the principles of the science of learning, which include systematic teaching of phonics and phonemic awareness, vocabulary acquisition, and a knowledge-based curriculum that supports broad reading comprehension. UPAE also utilizes the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness curriculum in grades K–4 to provide scholars with additional support with phonemic-awareness skills. UPAE uses the Heggerty Kindergarten curriculum for Kindergarten, Heggerty Primary Curriculum for grades 1–2, and Heggerty Primary Extension Curriculum for grades 3–4 and will use it for fifth grade when applicable. The Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Kindergarten and Primary curriculum is aligned to the Phonological Awareness Common Core Standards in the Reading and Foundations Skills Strands for Kindergarten and First Grade. The Heggerty Primary Extended Curriculum builds on the foundational phonemic skills developed in earlier grades and offers the opportunity to address unfinished phonemic-awareness learning scholars may have from earlier grades. Social Studies Curriculum UPAE utilizes the knowledge strand of CKLA for social studies in grades K–2 and Core Knowledge History and Geography for social studies in grades 3–5 and will use it for fifth grade when applicable. This curriculum is not currently rated on EdReports but is produced by the same foundation and publisher as CKLA. It is a comprehensive program for teaching readingin world and American history and geography that integrates topics in civics and the arts. Core Knowledge History and Geography helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, writing, listeningcultures, and speaking while also building students’ vocabulary and knowledge across essential domains concepts specified in literature, global and American history, and the sciencesCore Knowledge Sequence. In To align with the early grades, CKLA focuses on oral language development through carefully sequenced read-alouds as well as systematic instruction in reading and writing skills. In later grades, CKLA continues to advance students’ knowledge and vocabulary through read-alouds and in-depth discussions while also immersing students in complex texts and advanced writing assignments that draw on the academic content they’ve been engaged in since preschool. CKLA for grades K–3 is broken into two strands—a Skills strand and a Listening & Learning strand—so that children can master sounds and letters for fluent decoding and encoding during one part of the day and then have additional time to build the knowledge, language, and vocabulary that are essential for strong comprehension. Engage NY Language Arts The modules are designed to address Common Core State (CCSS) and Learning Standards, which focus on building students’ literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world. The modules are designed to give teachers concrete strategies in reading, writing, speaking, and listening that address the instructional shifts required by the Common Core Learning Standards. Leveled Literacy Intervention System for Students receiving Tier 3 Intervention: • Combination science of reading, writingthis curriculum begins exposing students to rich content even in Kindergarten and builds and spirals into more complex topics as the years progress. Science Curriculum UPAE utilizes Amplify Science for explicit science instruction in grades K–4 (and will do so for fifth grade when applicable). Amplify Science is informed by the Core Knowledge Sequence. On EdReports, it partially meets expectations for designed for NGSS and phonics/word studymeets expectations for coherence and scope in grades 3–5. • Emphasis on teaching Additionally, science instruction is contained in a number of Knowledge Domains in CKLA Knowledge strand for comprehending strategiesgrades K–2. • Explicit attention CKLA has earned the highest rating in EdReports for all three gateways (“meets expectations”). The knowledge-based curriculum in the CKLA Knowledge strand supports broad reading comprehension, while also introducing scholars to genre scientific concepts and to the features of nonfiction properties through informational texts starting in Kindergarten. Math Curriculum UPAE utilizes Great Minds Eureka Math for grades K–4 (and fiction textswill do so for fifth grade when applicable). • Special attention to disciplinary readingEureka math, literature inquiryalso known as EngageNY Math, and writing about reading. • Specific work on sounds, letters, and words in activities is a revolutionary math program designed to help ensure that students notice move beyond rote memorization toward building enduring math knowledge. Eureka Math uses modeling and manipulatives to reinforce conceptual understanding of foundational mathematical concepts. Every lesson includes opportunities for student discourse because peer-to-peer discussion helps students solidify their understanding of math concepts. Eureka follows a spiral curriculum pattern and provides opportunities throughout the details vertical progression of written language units and learn how words "work." • Close reading grade levels for students to deepen spiral back to foundational concepts and expand comprehensionbuild on their understanding with enhanced levels of complexity. • Explicit teaching of effective and efficient strategies for expanding vocabulary. • Explicit teaching for fluent and phrased reading. • Use of writing about reading for the purpose of communicating and learning how to express ideas for a particular purpose and audience using a variety of writing strategies. • Built-Eureka Math meets expectations in level-by-level descriptions and competencies from The Continuum of Literacy Learning, PreK-8 (2011) to monitor student progress and guide teaching. • Communication tools for informing parents about what children are learning and how they can support them at home. • Technology support for assessment, record keeping, lesson instruction, and home and classroom connections. • Detailed analysis of the characteristics of text difficulty for each book. Mathematics Go Math was adopted all three gateways for grades K–5 and is more closely aligned with the CCSS. It encompasses many resource materials to meet the needs of all student ability levels and manipulatives for hands-on learningEdReports. Eureka Math is supplemented by cognitively guided instruction (fifth grade) CGI). CGI is a student-centered approach to teaching math. It starts with what our students already know and EngageNY Math (grades 6–builds on their natural number sense and intuitive approaches to problem solving. Rather than a math program or curriculum, CGI is a way of listening to students, asking smart questions, and engaging with their thinking—all with the goal of uncovering and expanding every student’s mathematical understanding. This and the structured lessons offered by Eureka allow us to develop a strong conceptual understanding of the math standards and procedures expected in elementary school. UPAE Curriculum Support of School Mission The school’s mission is to transform lives and our communities through the power of education. UPAE has carefully selected curricula that utilize research and science to close the achievement and opportunity gap with high-quality, rigorous instructional materials. UPAE draws much of their pedagogical approach and curriculum choices from the research of Xx.

Curriculum and Instruction. The Core Knowledge Language Arts Program (CKLA) is the primary curricular resource for grades 3–5. Teachers in grades 4–8 use EngageNY Language ArtsK–2. In addition, students in grades 3–8 K–2 who require Tier 3 support receive intensive intervention thirty minutes per day through the Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI). For math instruction, third- and fourth- grade K–2 teachers use Go Math, and grades 5–8 are using Eureka Math. For scienceScience, Prentice Hall Science Explorer for Science and XXXX are primary resources. Social Studies Alive is used for 3–5 and History Alive is used by grades 6–8 for social studiesK–2. English Language Arts Core Knowledge Language Arts Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) is a comprehensive program for teaching reading, writing, listening, and speaking while also building students’ vocabulary and knowledge across essential domains in literature, global and American history, and the sciences. In the early grades, CKLA focuses on oral language development through carefully sequenced read-alouds as well as systematic instruction in reading and writing skills. In later grades, CKLA continues to advance students’ knowledge and vocabulary through read-alouds and in-depth discussions while also immersing students in complex texts and advanced writing assignments that draw on the academic content they’ve been engaged in since preschool. CKLA for grades K–3 is broken into two strands—a Skills strand and a Listening & Learning strand—so that children can master sounds and letters for fluent decoding and encoding during one part of the day and then have additional time to build the knowledge, language, and vocabulary that are essential for strong comprehension. Engage NY EngageNY Language Arts The modules are designed to address Common Core State (CCSS) and Learning Standards, which focus on building students’ literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world. The modules are designed to give teachers concrete strategies in reading, writing, speaking, and listening that address the instructional shifts required by the Common Core State (CCSS) and Learning Standards. Leveled Literacy Intervention System for Students receiving Tier 3 Intervention: • Combination of reading, writing, and phonics/word study. • Emphasis on teaching for comprehending strategies. • Explicit attention to genre and to the features of nonfiction and fiction texts. • Special attention to disciplinary reading, literature inquiry, and writing about reading. • Specific work on sounds, letters, and words in activities designed to help students notice the details of written language and learn how words "work." • Close reading to deepen and expand comprehension. • Explicit teaching of effective and efficient strategies for expanding vocabulary. • Explicit teaching for fluent and phrased reading. • Use of writing about reading for the purpose of communicating and learning how to express ideas for a particular purpose and audience using a variety of writing strategies. • Built-in level-by-level descriptions and competencies from The Continuum of Literacy Learning, PreK-8 (2011) to monitor student progress and guide teaching. • Communication tools for informing parents about what children are learning and how they can support them at home. • Technology support for assessment, record keeping, lesson instruction, and home and classroom connections. • Detailed analysis of the characteristics of text difficulty for each book. Mathematics Go Math was adopted for grades K–5 K–2 and is more closely aligned with the CCSS. It encompasses many resource materials to meet the needs of all student ability levels and manipulatives for hands-on learning. When students progress to grade three and beyond, the Dayton Leadership Academies have adopted Eureka Math (fifth grade) and EngageNY Math (grades 6–6–8). These include curriculum modules that are designed to have an in-depth focus on fewer topics. They integrate the Common Core Learning Standards’ rigorous classroom reasoning, extended classroom time devoted to practice and reflection through extensive problem sets, and high expectations for mastery. Modules include a combination of fluency exercises, chains of reasoning, abstract activities, and contextual activities throughout. Science and Social Studies For science, Prentice Hall Science Explorer for Science and XXXX are primary resources. They provide opportunities for hands-on learning to solidify learning of science concepts. Social Studies and History Alive provide a chronological and themed approach to learning about historical events while also providing opportunities to connect literacy concepts. Instructional methods include direct instruction, peer-to-peer learning, collaborative learning centers, and small group activities. Students have access to manipulatives, technology, and project ideas to assist in learning. Utilizing a customized student learning plan, data to inform instruction, differentiation, response to intervention, and common assessments via highly collaborative Dayton Leadership Academies - Early Learning Academy-wide house teams, each child will be fully engaged in order to develop their highest ability to ensure success in high school and beyond. To do this, we will:

Curriculum and Instruction. The Core Knowledge Language Arts Program (CKLA) is the primary curricular resource for grades 3–5. Teachers in grades 4–8 use EngageNY Language ArtsK–2. In addition, students in grades 3–8 K–2 who require Tier 3 support receive intensive intervention thirty minutes per day through the Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI). For math instruction, third- and fourth- grade K–2 teachers use Go Math, and grades 5–8 are using Eureka Math. For ; for science, Prentice Hall Science Explorer for Science and XXXX are primary resources. Social Studies Alive is used for 3–5 and History Alive is used by grades 6–8 for social studiesK–2. English Language Arts Core Knowledge Language Arts Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) is a comprehensive program for teaching reading, writing, listening, and speaking while also building students’ vocabulary and knowledge across essential domains in literature, global and American history, and the sciences. In the early grades, CKLA focuses on oral language development through carefully sequenced read-alouds as well as systematic instruction in reading and writing skills. In later grades, CKLA continues to advance students’ knowledge and vocabulary through read-alouds and in-depth discussions while also immersing students in complex texts and advanced writing assignments that draw on the academic content they’ve been engaged in since preschool. CKLA for grades K–3 is broken into two strands—a Skills strand and a Listening & and Learning strand—so that children can master sounds and letters for fluent decoding and encoding during one part of the day and then have additional time to build the knowledge, language, and vocabulary that are essential for strong comprehension. Engage NY EngageNY Language Arts The modules are designed to address Common Core State (CCSS) and Learning Standards, which focus on building students’ literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world. The modules are designed to give teachers concrete strategies in reading, writing, speaking, and listening that address the instructional shifts required by the Common Core Learning Standardslearning standards. Leveled Literacy Intervention System for Students receiving Tier 3 Intervention: •  Combination of reading, writing, and phonics/word study. •  Emphasis on teaching for comprehending strategies. •  Explicit attention to genre and to the features of nonfiction and fiction texts. •  Special attention to disciplinary reading, literature inquiry, and writing about reading. •  Specific work on sounds, letters, and words in activities designed to help students notice the details of written language and learn how words "work." •  Close reading to deepen and expand comprehension. •  Explicit teaching of effective and efficient strategies for expanding vocabulary. •  Explicit teaching for fluent and phrased reading. •  Use of writing about reading for the purpose of communicating and learning how to express ideas for a particular purpose and audience using a variety of writing strategies. •  Built-in in, level-by-level descriptions and competencies from The Continuum of Literacy Learning, PreK-8 (2011) to monitor student progress and guide teaching. •  Communication tools for informing parents about what children are learning and how they can support them at home. •  Technology support for assessment, record keeping, lesson instruction, and home and classroom connections. •  Detailed analysis of the characteristics of text difficulty for each book. Mathematics Go Math was adopted for grades K–5 K–2 and is more closely aligned with the CCSS. It encompasses many resource materials to meet the needs of all student ability levels and manipulatives for hands-on learning. When students progress to grade three and beyond, the Dayton Leadership Academies have adopted Eureka Math (fifth grade) and EngageNY Math (grades 6–6–8). These include curriculum modules that are designed to have an in-depth focus on fewer topics. They integrate the Common Core learning standards’ rigorous classroom reasoning, extended classroom time devoted to practice and reflection through extensive problem sets, and high expectations for mastery. Modules include a combination of fluency exercises, chains of reasoning, abstract activities, and contextual activities throughout. Science and Social Studies For science, Prentice Hall Science Explorer for Science and XXXX are primary resources. They provide opportunities for hands-on learning to solidify learning of science concepts. Social Studies and History Alive provide a chronological and themed approach to learning about historical events while also providing opportunities to connect literacy concepts. Instructional methods include direct instruction, peer-to peer learning, collaborative learning centers, and small group activities. Students have access to manipulatives, technology, and project ideas to assist in learning. Utilizing a customized student learning plan, data to inform instruction, differentiation, response to intervention, and common assessments via highly collaborative Dayton Leadership Academies - Early Learning Academy-wide house teams, each child will be fully engaged in order to develop their highest ability to ensure success in high school and beyond. To do this, the school will:

Curriculum and Instruction. The Core Knowledge Language Arts Program (CKLA) is the primary curricular resource for grades 3–5. Teachers ELA, science, and social studies instruction in grades 4–8 use EngageNY Language ArtsK–2. Expeditionary Learning the primary curricular resource for ELA in grades 3–8. In addition, students in grades 3–8 who require Tier 3 tier three support receive intensive intervention for thirty minutes per day through the Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI). Eureka Math is the primary curricular resource for math instruction in grades K–5, and Connected Math is the primary curricular resource for grades 6–8. For math science instruction, third- and fourth- grade teachers grades 3–8 use Go MathScience Fusion. For social studies instruction, grades 3–5 use Social Studies Alive! and grades 5–8 are using Eureka Math. For science, Prentice Hall Science Explorer for Science and XXXX are primary resources. Social Studies Alive is used for 3–5 and 6–8 use History Alive is used by grades 6–8 for social studiesAlive!. English Language Arts DLA works year-round to attract and retain parents and students in order to achieve our mission and vision by building relationships, monthly family engagement events, an active Parent Advisory Council, positive customer service, and an extensive and strategic recruitment and enrollment campaign. The school serves students in grades K–8 who want to be a part of our relentless pursuit of excellence. Parents, students, and staff sign a family compact that indicates their collective commitment to the school model and expectations. Core Knowledge Language Arts Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) – CKLA CKLA is a comprehensive program for teaching reading, writing, listening, and speaking speaking, while also building students’ vocabulary and knowledge across essential domains in literature, global and American history, and the sciences. In the early grades, CKLA focuses on oral language development through carefully sequenced read-alouds alouds, as well as systematic instruction in reading and writing skills. In later grades, CKLA continues to advance students’ knowledge and vocabulary through read-alouds and in-depth discussions discussions, while also immersing students in complex texts and advanced writing assignments that draw on the academic content they’ve in which they have been engaged in since preschool. CKLA for grades K–3 K–2 is broken into two strands—a Skills skills strand and a Listening & Learning listening and learning strand—so that children can master sounds and letters for fluent decoding and encoding during one part of the day and then have additional time to build the knowledge, language, and vocabulary that are essential for strong comprehension. Engage NY Language Arts The modules are designed Expeditionary Learning – EL EL curriculum makes standards come alive for students by connecting learning to address Common Core State (CCSS) real-world issues and Learning Standardsneeds. Academically rigorous, which focus on building students’ literacy skills as they develop knowledge about the world. The modules are designed to give teachers concrete strategies in readingproject-based learning expeditions, writingcase studies, speakingprojects, fieldwork, and listening that address service learning inspire students to think and work as professionals, contributing high-quality work to authentic audiences beyond the instructional shifts required by the Common Core Learning Standardsclassroom. Leveled Literacy Intervention System – LLI LLI is for Students students receiving Tier 3 Interventiontier-three intervention and consists of the following: • Combination A combination of reading, writing, and phonics/word study. study • Emphasis on teaching for comprehending strategies. strategies • Explicit attention to genre and to the features of nonfiction and fiction texts. texts • Special attention to disciplinary reading, literature inquiry, and writing about reading. reading • Specific work on sounds, letters, and words in activities designed to help students notice the details of written language and learn how words "“work." ” • Close reading to deepen and expand comprehension. comprehension • Explicit teaching of effective and efficient strategies for expanding vocabulary. vocabulary • Explicit teaching for fluent and phrased reading. reading • Use of writing about reading for the purpose of communicating and learning how to express ideas for a particular purpose and audience using a variety of writing strategies. strategies • Built-in in, level-by-level descriptions and competencies from The Continuum of Literacy Learning, PreK-8 PreK–8 (2011) ), to monitor student progress and guide teaching. teaching • Communication tools for informing parents about what children are learning and how they can support them at home. home • Technology support for assessment, record keeping, lesson instruction, and home and classroom connections. connections • Detailed analysis of the characteristics of text difficulty for each book. book Mathematics Go Math was adopted for grades K–5 and is more closely aligned with the CCSS. It encompasses many resource materials to meet the needs of all student ability levels and manipulatives for hands-on learning. Eureka Math (fifth gradeused in grades K–5) includes curriculum modules that are designed to have an in- depth focus on fewer topics. They integrate the CCSS’s rigorous classroom reasoning, extended classroom time devoted to practice and EngageNY reflection through extensive problem sets, and high expectations for mastery. Modules include a combination of fluency exercises, chains of reasoning, abstract activities, and contextual activities throughout. Connected Math Project (CMP) is used in grades 6–6–8. CMP is a full math curriculum for middle school grades 6–8. It is problem centered, designed for classroom use, and based on NCTM standards. The program seeks to make connections within mathematics, between mathematics and other subject areas, and to the real world. Each unit of the curriculum contains investigations or explorations to be done in class. Then, extensive problem sets are included for each investigation to help students practice, apply, connect, and extend these understandings. In addition to Eureka and CMP, teachers also use the model curriculum from ODE for grades 5-8.