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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The perfect curriculum doesn’t exist. Children learn in a multitude of different ways and at varying speeds. This is due to a myriad of factors including their experiences prior to starting school. 
Rather than purchasing an expensive curriculum and pushing it at the exclusivity of everything else, [b]MCPS could attempt to purchase components of multiple curricula and spend money on training.[/b] This would likely require training to continue on professional days throughout the school year, very popular with dcum. Essentially, we need high quality pieces of curricula that we can pieces together to create a comprehensive program that meets the diverse needs of the children we serve. To implement it well, we need the infrastructure in place to train teachers and support them while they implement the programs. [/quote]

You'd also need a team to evaluate and piece all of these different pieces together, no?  Even if it makes sense, I don't trust MCPS to handle anything that complicated.

Was Benchmark cheaper than the "expensive" curricula?  I admittedly have no idea how expensive these things are relative to their overall budget.[/quote]

I’m not aware of the price vs others that were in the running. Benchmark was chosen because it had a component for preschool that could be used in Head Start and PreKindergarten classrooms.[/quote]

I thought it was because there was Spanish available?

It seems even more ridiculous if it was selected because it had options for the PreK classrooms.  There are plenty of curricula specifically designed for that age group.  [/quote]

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