Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Curriculum Adoption topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Curriculum pilots: district recommends several textbook adoptions, postpones academic biology purchase
Summary
The curriculum office reviewed pilot results and recommended adopting multiple math and science texts while declining to adopt a tenth‑grade biology resource after pilot teachers found it too slow and not aligned to Keystone preparedness.
Stan, the supervisor of curriculum and instruction, walked the committee through a series of textbook pilots across grade levels and disciplines. Pilot teachers recommended purchases for several subjects (honors/accelerated math sequences, certain chemistry texts and grade‑level science kits). For tenth‑grade academic biology, the pilot team decided not to continue the resource, citing pacing concerns and limited vocabulary preparation for Keystone Biology.
Stan said pilot teachers formed shared Google Drives and engaged in professional development workshops with publishers; several pilot materials included online resources and teacher supports. The curriculum office will return the next month with cost details and formal adoption materials for board consideration.
Board members thanked staff for the review process and noted that pilot feedback had both supported and ruled out potential adoptions.
