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Board reviews proposed textbook and course material updates, including contemporary literature list
Summary
Superintendent and assistant superintendent presented textbook recommendations for high school journalism, creative writing, contemporary literature (22 titles), AP Statistics and introductory French and Spanish, and described a revised multi‑year curriculum cycle and community preview process.
Okemos Public Schools administrators presented a package of textbook and instructional material recommendations for the coming school year, including elective and world language materials and a multi‑stage review process the district used to vet texts.
Assistant Superintendent Bailey told the board the district has refreshed its review calendar for K–12 curricular cycles and that this year’s recommendation list is “a little bit lighter” than prior years. The materials brought forward for board review included: journalism (district‑level newspaper subscriptions), a supplemental creative writing text, a…
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