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School board approves $1.5 million K–8 ELA and math curriculum adoption
Summary
The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees voted Feb. 3 to adopt new kindergarten-through-eighth-grade English language arts and mathematics instructional materials from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and a Zaner‑Bloser handwriting program in a five‑year purchase not to exceed $1,500,000 from reserve funds.
The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees voted Feb. 3 to adopt new kindergarten-through-eighth-grade English language arts and mathematics instructional materials from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and a Zaner-Bloser handwriting program, approving a five‑year purchase not to exceed $1,500,000 to be paid from district reserve funds.
District curriculum staff presented the adoption package to the board, describing a year‑long committee process, vendor reviews and an implementation and professional‑development plan. "We're here tonight, Mrs. Covey and I, to ask for your consideration and the adoption of a new kindergarten through eighth grade language arts curriculum resource, as well as a kindergarten through eighth grade mathematics resource," Alan Demery told the board during the presentation.
The district committee recommended HMH's…
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