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Board hears curriculum, CTE, reading and fine-arts updates; over 100 third graders signed for intercession reading week
Summary
The Chief Academic Officer highlighted CTE activities including a 'Mad City Money' exercise, a pending math adoption to be voted in March, a February intercession reading week for third graders with more than 100 participants across five sites, and upcoming fine-arts events and a job fair.
The Chief Academic Officer told the board about recent and upcoming curriculum and enrichment activities across the district.
On career and technical education, the officer described a hands-on financial-literacy exercise at Matvey High School in which 10th graders used a simulated "Mad City Money" folder outlining a fictional life and financial decisions. "They had a really, cool authentic experience with financial literacy," the officer said.
Elementary and middle school teachers…
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