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District staff recommend Discovery Education social studies for middle schools; board asked to review $92,280 six-year subscription
Summary
Curriculum staff recommended Discovery Education Social Studies as the middle-school standards-aligned resource after a shortened pilot; staff presented pilot feedback from teachers, students and families and outlined a six-year purchase and professional-development plan totaling $92,280.
Tawanda Lawrence, the district—s senior director of teaching and learning (presenting on behalf of the curriculum team), and Veena Rajashekhar, the middle school curriculum coordinator, recommended that the board adopt Discovery Education—s social studies program for grades 6— as their comprehensive middle school social science resource.
The recommendation followed an expedited pilot in which teachers tested two programs in sequence (HMH and Discovery Education) in March through mid-May. Staff said teachers, students and families gave higher ratings, on balance, to Discovery…
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