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Indian Prairie CUSD 204 board hears proposal to shift middle‑school social studies, recommends TCI resources with six‑year license estimated at $650,000
Summary
Dr. Barbie Chisholm presented a recommended revision to middle‑school social studies that shifts sixth grade to world geography and seventh/eighth to sequential U.S. history and proposes adopting Teachers Curriculum Institute (TCI) resources after a large pilot; the board opened public comment through Jan. 26 and will consider approval at the next meeting.
Dr. Barbie Chisholm, the district curriculum lead, told the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 board on Jan. 12 that a multi‑year review of middle‑school social studies identified gaps in teachers’ access to core resources and inconsistent sequencing that left many students without a strong foundation in U.S. history.
Chisholm said the district’s needs assessment—based on classroom visits, teacher and student surveys, and internal mapping of instructional mandates—led the curriculum team to recommend a new scope and sequence: sixth grade focused on world geography and culture, seventh grade on early U.S. history, and eighth grade on later U.S. history. "We wanted to make it meaningful and purposeful for our students," Chisholm said, adding the changes aim to distribute mandated content so students build knowledge and then pursue inquiry‑led instruction.
The team recommended Teachers Curriculum…
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