K-3 Reading Interventions
For the 2025-2026 school year the Desert Heights Charter School Curriculum Review Team is recommending purchase and implementation of the K-3 Reading Intervention curriculum, detailed below, forgoing initial stages of the outlined curriculum adoption process. The decision allows our program to remain in compliance with ARS 15-721 and the 60-day review period, while also ensuring compliance with ARS15-704 which “requires all districts and charters that serve K-3 students to adopt instructional curricula and interventions which meets select criteria. Intervention programs use with K-3 students in Arizona must meet one of the top three evidence Tiers as defined by ESSA.” The selected program meets the top three evidence tiers as defined by ESSA and as vetted by Arizona Department of Education’s Move On When Reading (MOWR) norms and criteria.
Please click here to review details of the K-3 Reading Intervention Curriculum and here to provide feedback on the program.
The Curriculum Review Team ensures that the adoption process is carried out appropriately and affirms the evaluation committee’s findings. The Curriculum Review Team members are not expected to evaluate the products but may participate in additional phases of the adoption process at their discretion. At each Curriculum Review Team meeting, members will vote to agree that the process is being followed as outlined in the adoption process. The Curriculum Review Team approves the Request for Proposal (RFP), Scope of Work (SOW) and evaluation rubrics used in all phases. By the end of Phase 1, the Curriculum Review Team will determine which vendors will move to the Intial Evaluation Phase.
- Due to the urgent nature of the adoption, purchase and implementation a formal meeting of the CRT was not held.
The Evaluation Team will meet to review expectations for participation and understand how to complete the evaluation of materials using the Phase 2 Rubric.
Responsibilities of Phase 1 Evaluation Team Members
- Complete any required pre-evaluation training.
- Adhere to the rules and expectations including maintaining confidentiality and disclosing conflicts of interest.
- Evaluate all products within the specified time period. Only scores from evaluators who completed all of the evaluations will be factored into the overall Phase 2 scores.
- Participate in all meetings.
For this cycle, meetings will occur on the following dates.
- Due to the urgent nature of the adoption, purchase and implementation a formal meeting of the Evaluation Team was not held.
During this phase, the Curriculum Specialist communicates with the two final vendors and coordinates the scheduling of demos and piloting for the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee will participate in the demo and piloting of the product and provide weekly feedback during the process. The Selection Committee will conduct a final vote to select the final candidate to move on to the Statutory Review.
- Due to the urgent nature of the adoption, purchase and implementation a formal meeting of the Selection Committee was not held.
By statute, the final selection must be displayed for 60 days. Each school must display the product and allow for public viewing. Schools will maintain a sign-in sheet for stakeholders who review the product, and schools must provide an online form to submit feedback. Additionally, during this phase, the Desert Heights Charter Schools Governing Board will review the Best and Final Proposal along with the results of the statutory review to provide a final ruling on the approval of the final candidate.
Board Meeting Agenda (Coming Soon!)
