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District committee recommends Great Body Shop, Human Kinetics for updated health curriculum
Summary
A district curriculum committee and school teachers recommended adopting Great Body Shop for K–8 and Human Kinetics for high school; the initial price estimate for a seven-year adoption is about $60,000. Committee members stressed an accessible parental opt-out process and more teacher supports.
Megan King, a middle-school health teacher, told the Banks SD 13 board the district’s current health materials are out of date and the district team recommends adopting state-approved materials "The Great Body Shop" for elementary and middle grades and "Human Kinetics" for high school. King said teachers have been supplementing curricula for years and that the committee’s recommendation would bring a consistent set of resources to classrooms.
The recommendation follows review by a school-based team…
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