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Board hears science instructional-materials review; staff recommends New Visions, formal adoption set for May 27
Summary
District staff outlined the multi-year review and pilot process that led a high-school science team to recommend New Visions (open-source) as the core high-school science instructional materials; the board will be asked to adopt the recommendation at its May 27 meeting and was invited to review materials beforehand.
District curriculum staff presented the review cycle and pilot results supporting a recommendation to adopt New Visions as the district’s high-school core science instructional materials, and asked the board to review materials before a formal adoption vote scheduled for May 27.
Kelly Flagler and Executive Director Todd Smith described a multi-year program-review process aligned to board policy 8,340 and the New York State science standards. Smith said the district’s high-school vertical team used an evidence-based rubric, piloted multiple resources (including…
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