Board approves Pure Physics for 9th grade and retains Patterns for upper grades
After teacher pilots and a multi-product review, the board approved an independent adoption to use Pure Physics for 9th-grade physics and readopted Patterns chemistry and biology for 10th–11th grades, citing teacher feedback and training efficiencies.
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Stacy Stotset summarized the high-school adoption process: teachers piloted multiple products, evaluated them against district criteria and consulted statewide peers. Stotset said the pilot work showed an appetite to keep Patterns for most secondary science but to replace the freshman physics course with a product designed to introduce phenomena before math.
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