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GMSD committee recommends McGraw Hill for K–5 and Savvas for grades 6–8 in science adoption; high‑school choice pending
Summary
The Germantown Municipal School District science textbook adoption committee recommended McGraw Hill’s Tennessee Science for K–5 and Savvas (Elevate Science) for grades 6–8; the high‑school adoption remained under review with a final recommendation due before the board’s business meeting.
A district adoption committee for Germantown Municipal School District recommended new instructional materials for K–8 science and said the high‑school selections will be finalized later this week.
Miss Abel, presenting the April 15 report to the full board during the GMSD budget and work session, said a 10‑teacher committee (five elementary, two middle and three high school teachers) plus three parent reviewers recommended McGraw Hill’s Tennessee Science for kindergarten through grade 5 and Savvas (Elevate Science) for grades 6 through 8. The high‑school committee narrowed options to three publishers and asked for a few additional days to finalize recommendations; staff said those final choices would be posted before the board’s business…
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