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Gateway SD to pilot Amplify Science kits for middle school ahead of new state standards
Summary
District leaders said they will pilot Amplify Science middle-school materials, purchasing lab kits that the district will retain after the pilot, as the state’s updated science standards take effect.
Gateway SD staff and board members discussed a planned pilot of Amplify Science materials for the middle school during the Nov. 18 study session.
District staff said the pilot targets middle school because the district identified gaps in middle-school science resources; the materials have been on display for about three months. The pilot will purchase lab kits that the district will keep after the trial period if the program is adopted. Staff said the state’s new science standards take effect next year and that the district’s initial testing focus will be grades 5 and 8 (the transcript noted that a 4th-grade test is being moved to 5th grade, with tests administered in grades 5 and 8).
Board members asked whether the purchased kits remain district property; staff replied that the kits would remain with the district. No formal purchase motion or dollar amounts were recorded in the transcript excerpt; staff indicated further curriculum work and rollouts for elementary grades will follow after the middle-school pilot.
Staff said the pilot and potential adoption are intended to align instruction with the new testing schedule and to provide durable lab materials for hands-on lessons.
