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New STEM outreach club proposed; Liberty University affiliation and book adoption (Educated) flagged for further review
Summary
Students proposed a STEM outreach club partnering with a Project Lead the Way teacher and the district noted an affiliation agreement with Liberty University for student‑teacher placements; a trustee raised concerns about potential conflict given Liberty's religious orientation. The committee also deferred a proposed ninth‑grade adoption of the book Educated to October for board review.
District administrators presented a proposal for a new high‑school STEM outreach club on Sept. 16, saying students partnered with Mr. Eagles (a Project Lead the Way teacher) to increase interest in engineering. Unidentified Speaker 2 said the club is an "exciting" student opportunity and that the district has "an affiliation agreement with Liberty…
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