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U-46 recommends OpenSciEd for biology, to pilot chemistry and physics with $1.87M multiyear plan
Summary
District curriculum leaders recommended adopting OpenSciEd for biology and piloting OpenSciEd chemistry and physics across high schools, citing alignment to NGSS, hands-on phenomenon-based learning and a multiyear professional-learning plan; the board discussed but did not vote.
The School District U-46 Board of Education received a proposal March 24 recommending adoption of OpenSciEd for biology and pilot programs in chemistry and physics, with a multiyear implementation and professional-learning plan and a total multiyear cost estimate of $1,870,000.
Brian Tennison, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, and the science curriculum team described a years-long review process that included 11 student reviewers and biology, chemistry and physics teachers across AP, IB, dual-language and special-education programs. Tennison said OpenSciEd is explicitly aligned to the Next Generation Science…
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