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Textbook committee recommends HMH 'Into Literature' for grades 6–12; board members ask for civil‑rights review before adoption
Summary
A district textbook committee recommended adopting HMH Into Literature for grades 6–12 and a five‑year purchase; board members asked for a legal check on civil‑rights compliance and for cost options including a three‑year contract.
The Amherst County Public Schools’ secondary textbook committee recommended adopting HMH Into Literature as the core program for grades 6 through 12 and asked the school board to approve a five‑year purchase so teachers and students can access the publisher’s digital resources.
The recommendation came at the board’s April meeting, where committee lead Natalia Wheeler presented the committee’s consensus and said members favored the program’s scope, digital resources and scaffolded supports for students and teachers.
Why it matters: Purchasing a program and its digital platform is a budgetary and instructional commitment. Board members raised legal and fiscal questions before any formal adoption: whether the materials meet…
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