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School board approves new science and civics textbooks, facility contracts and personnel items
Summary
At a Highlands County School Board meeting, members approved a package of instructional-material purchases for K-12 science and civics, several facility contracts and routine personnel actions after motion and second; the board also scheduled a budget workshop and an executive session.
The Highlands County School Board approved a slate of curriculum purchases, facility contracts and personnel items during its meeting.
The board approved purchases of state-adopted instructional materials for multiple grade levels and subjects, awarded several contracts for school facility work and approved routine personnel actions after motions and seconding from board members. The superintendent also asked the board to schedule a budget workshop and an executive session.
Why it matters: The approved textbook adoptions will guide classroom instruction across the district; facility contracts will fund immediate building repairs and safety upgrades, and personnel approvals will affect staffing at schools across the county.
The board voted on a series of instructional-material purchases for middle and high school science, anatomy and physiology,…
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