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Board splits on proposed CTE novel; extensive public comment prompts study session and no adoption tonight
Summary
After hours of questions from trustees, students and residents, the board did not approve the proposed adoption or a one-semester pilot of the dystopian novel presented for the Build 10 CTE core. Trustees agreed to schedule a curriculum study session on adoption policy and curricular diversity.
English teacher Julie Forrest presented a request to add a dystopian novel to the new Build 10 core, describing its literary awards, the unit's classroom supports (audio version, teacher-led discussions) and the plan to purchase class sets with grant funds that would remain in the CTE program. Forrest told trustees she would "create a curriculum... for tenth graders with an intention of understanding self, identity and community," and emphasized she would provide alternatives for students who found material triggering.
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