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Indian Prairie CUSD 204 presents high‑school course updates and recommends new textbooks totaling about $383,000
Summary
District curriculum staff presented proposed course additions and textbook/resource recommendations for 2025–26, including four AP titles and several new electives; administration plans to return on April 7 for approval of resources and materials.
District staff told the Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 Board of Education on March 24 that they will seek board approval on April 7 for a set of high‑school course updates and textbook/resource purchases for the 2025–26 school year.
Dr. Mike Purcell, district director for high‑school curriculum, presented changes that include new or updated courses (French II, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP U.S. History) and electives (Criminal Law and History of the World through Media). "All of the course I was sharing tonight are being proposed for the 25–26 school year," Purcell said, and he told trustees the curriculum work is aligned with board policy 640 (curriculum development) and the district strategic plan.
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