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District committee recommends new K–8 science curriculum, three-year quote $865,000
Summary
A district committee recommended adopting Activate Learning (OpenSciEd-based) materials for K–8 science; administrators said the three-year quote for middle-school materials on the agenda is $865,000 and that the district has $1.5 million budgeted for curriculum this year.
Erie City School District curriculum staff and a teacher committee presented a recommendation for new kindergarten-through-eighth-grade science instructional materials at the board's Jan. 8 meeting, recommending an Activate Learning implementation of OpenSciEd materials to align with Pennsylvania's updated science standards.
"This whole process really started back at the very beginning of 2022," committee co-lead Melanie Miller said, describing professional learning and committee review that led to the selection. The committee described shifts in the state standards toward three-dimensional instruction—science, technology, engineering, environmental literacy and…
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