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Lawndale board hears recommendation to adopt Amplify elementary science materials
Summary
District staff recommended Amplify Science for elementary adoption after a year-and-a-half pilot; trustees asked for implementation supports and a pacing guide for year one.
Director Lehi Varela, presenting for the district, told the Lawndale Elementary School District Board of Education that a year-and-a-half committee process yielded a recommendation to adopt Amplify Science for elementary classrooms.
Varela said the committee centered teacher and student experience when evaluating four curricula, narrowed the list to two for pilot and ultimately recommended Amplify based on criteria that included standards alignment, inclusion of science and engineering practices, accessibility for English learners and students with IEPs, and teacher…
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