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District recommends Open SciEd for grades 3–5 after field tests and teacher feedback
Summary
After a year of field testing two high‑quality science programs, district reviewers recommended the free, open‑source Open SciEd curriculum for grades 3–5 and outlined supply needs, professional development and sequencing with social‑studies rollout.
The district’s 3–5 science adoption committee recommended Open SciEd as the curriculum for grades 3–5, presenting field‑test results, projected professional development and fiscal considerations to the school committee.
“Open SciEd was selected by the committee as the recommended science curriculum for grades 3 through 5,” said Cammie (Cammie) Cox, assistant director of curriculum and instruction for science. Cox described a multi‑phase selection process that included vendor demos, demo accounts,…
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