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Board approves K–12 social studies pilot; committee recommends multiple resources and a phased timeline
Summary
Trustees approved a districtwide K–12 social studies pilot that will test resources in K–8 and 9–12 on staggered timelines, with parent notification and teacher professional development planned for fall implementation.
The Valley Center USD 262 board unanimously approved a K–12 history, government and social studies pilot after a presentation by district curriculum staff and a 13-teacher committee that spent two years reviewing resources against Kansas standards.
The pilot proposal asks the board to pilot the following resource packages: K–4 — Studies Weekly; grades 5–8 — Teachers Curriculum Institute; grades 7 — additional Kansas-specific resource (Kansas Journey) alongside the geography resource; and grades 9–12 — SABIS Project Imagine for…
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