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Shelby County board debates 7 Mindsets SEL contract, questions on teacher input and rollout
Summary
Board members questioned teacher involvement, parent engagement and implementation details after staff recommended a one-year, $389,000 contract with 7 Mindsets for a districtwide social‑emotional learning curriculum; no formal vote is recorded in the transcript.
The Shelby County Board of Education discussed a recommended one‑year contract with 7 Mindsets Academy LLC to provide a districtwide social‑emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, at a proposed cost of $389,000 and with an option to renew.
The proposal, presented as agenda item 9.8, drew multiple questions from board members about whether teachers helped select the curriculum and how parents and schools would be engaged. Vice Chair Amber Love asked whether teachers had input. Superintendent Dr. Miguel Richmond said teachers “did serve on the RFP committee” and deferred to the district’s chief of student support services, Dr. Broadway, for…
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