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Haverford Township SD proposes textbook, science kit and elective changes; total science materials quoted at $368,004
Summary
District curriculum supervisors proposed new texts for ELA and social studies, elective options informed by a student survey, and a multi-level science materials adoption quoted at $368,004.28; staff asked the Board to approve purchases in June.
District curriculum staff presented multiple resource recommendations across English language arts, social studies and science and outlined a high-school electives survey intended to inform future course offerings.
Why it matters: The proposals would affect classroom instruction, teacher planning and district budgets. Staff asked the Board to approve textbook and materials purchases at the June meeting and to authorize distribution and curriculum-writing work over the summer.
ELA and social studies: Sandra Connolly, humanities supervisor, said the district will add Freedom on My Mind for the AP African American course and recommended Discovering Wes Moore for middle-school eighth grade and Ender's Game for a new high-school course, Visions of the Future. Connolly estimated secondary text purchases at…
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