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SMCPS to move required field experiences to Sotterley, shift middle‑school ELA and tweak elementary music scheduling for 2025–26
Summary
District curriculum staff presented a package of program updates for the 2025–26 school year at the Board of Education meeting on May 7, saying the changes respond to partner closures, publisher decisions and local scheduling priorities.
District curriculum staff presented a package of program updates for the 2025–26 school year at the Board of Education meeting on May 7, saying the changes respond to partner closures, publisher decisions and local scheduling priorities.
“...we have a wonderful partnership with Sotterley, and we were able to work with Sotterley to make sure that we can continue our required programming, which is at second, fifth, and seventh grade,” the presenter, Miss Bauchner, said, describing how the district will replace the programming previously provided by the environmental center that closed. Bauchner said second‑, fifth‑ and seventh‑grade students will continue to receive field experiences at…
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