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Penfield board hears textbook recommendations for French, ELA and AP Biology courses
Summary
Curriculum directors and teachers presented proposed adoptions including a French reader La Magie de Manie, ELA texts such as The Autobiography of Malcolm X and A Little Devil in America, plus a new AP Biology textbook aligned to College Board standards.
Curriculum staff and teachers presented textbook recommendations for Penfield High School courses at the May 27 board meeting and explained how each text aligns with grade-level standards and course frameworks.
Director of Humanities Sheena Conway and ELA chair John Baxter recommended three English texts for high school classrooms, including The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley for AP Language and Composition and grade-level ELA, Katherine Marsh’s The Lost Year for a specified grade classroom, and Hanif…
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