Committee asks whether Franklin classrooms rely on online subscriptions or paper consumables
Aug 18, 2026
Members questioned how much instruction depends on online subscriptions and whether consumable workbooks are provided for all students; the chair cited elementary subscriptions listing 'consumables and online' and asked the administration to clarify.
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A committee member asked how much instruction is delivered through online tools versus physical textbooks and workbooks, and whether new purchases include consumable student workbooks. Chair Leslie Boyer said she noticed an elementary purchase for Amplify (language arts) that listed a six-year subscription and 'consumables and online,' and she will ask the administration to clarify whether consumables mean written workbooks supplied to each student or merely license access.
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