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Sumner County Schools board approves selection of new K–12 science materials after committee review
Summary
After a months-long review, the Sumner County School Board approved the Instruction Departmentrecommendation for new K12 science instructional materials; elementary and middle recommendations were unanimous and staff said formal budget adoption and summer training will follow.
The Sumner County School Board on March 18 voted to approve the Instruction Departmentselection of new K12 science instructional materials, moving the purchases to the budget-adoption stage.
Miss Skinner, who led the presentation for the Instruction Department, said the district began its review in October after Tennessee updated its standards and released an approved list of instructional resources in 2024. The selection process included teacher and administrator reviews, a January vendor caravan with demonstrations, a non-negotiable rubric for scoring materials and public opportunities to review samples online and in person. "We started in October meeting with…
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