Mount Lebanon SD to display proposed K-5 Amplify science materials; textbook list posted for public review

Mount Lebanon School District presented a proposal April 7 to adopt new K-5 science instructional materials from Amplify and listed basic textbook adoptions for public review under state textbook-adoption procedures.

The K-5 curriculum science pilot team recommended a purchase agreement with Amplify for core science materials. The presentation said the district will request a six-year agreement (the draft stated eight years and would be modified to six) at a cost not to exceed $325,432. District staff said the resource and related materials will be on display for 30 days and can be reviewed by contacting district offices; the board is scheduled to vote on the item in May. A curriculum pilot presentation from the prior month was referenced as available publicly.

Separately, the administration listed two basic textbook adoptions under the textbook-adoption process, citing Section 803 of the Pennsylvania School Code. The items available for public review beginning April 8 include a seventh-grade novel, The Inquisitor's Tale, and the proposed elementary science materials from Amplify. District staff said the items will be posted for 30 days and votes will occur at the May meeting.

A district presenter said the curriculum-selection process was deliberate and involved a pilot team; board members thanked the curriculum staff for the work. No final adoption occurred on April 7; both the Amplify proposal and the textbook list were presented for public review and scheduled for a May vote.