Ouachita Parish Schools
West Monroe, LA
Bayou Bridges, Core Knowledge/Amplify (K-5), Louisiana Guidebooks (3-8)
April 16, 2025 - April 17, 2025
“They come to me almost like empty vessels. And so we pour into them in kindergarten, and then they just build on that.”
04/17/2025
“I don’t dread social studies anymore. Kids are learning about places and actually caring. The connections with ELA also has been fabulous.”
04/17/2025
“We knew students needed a strong foundation after COVID. CKLA gave us explicit, systematic instruction to address learning loss.”
04/17/2025
“After I taught the first unit, it felt like this is great for me and great for them. They are telling me things I had hoped they would remember.”
04/16/2025
“Before the shift you always hear every year there’s this gap. I have not heard anybody talking about the gaps since we made this shift.”
04/16/2025
“We were reading Percy Jackson and able to bring some of the gods from social studies to reading … and it [was] easier for us to understand.”
04/16/2025
“It’s not just a teacher standing and reading for 20 minutes. The engagement of them owning their learning is what’s really helping it stick.”
04/16/2025
04/16/2025
04/07/2025