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Curriculum committee recommends new textbooks, a marching-band credit change and lays out middle-school math communications

Newington Board of Education · January 29, 2026
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Summary

The board received curriculum committee recommendations including two textbook adoptions, a change to make marching band a 0.25 optional after-school credit, a PSAT performance update and a plan to communicate middle-school math changes to families in grades 4–6.

The curriculum committee presented several items to the full board. Two textbook adoptions were introduced for review: a UConn ECE music course textbook required for the new UConn ECE offering at Newington High School, and a recommendation to adopt the novel All the Light We Cannot See for English 9 honors.

The committee also recommended making marching…

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