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AISD science coordinator touts planetarium outreach and new curriculum hub for teachers
Summary
District science coordinator Jason Barber described a new district science hub for teachers, adoption of Kessler Science for grades 5–8, expanded professional development attendance and successful public planetarium programming that drew roughly 10,000 visitors in 2025.
Abilene ISD’s science coordinator told the board on March 5 that the district is strengthening science instruction by centralizing teacher materials, expanding professional development and using the Morgan Jones Planetarium for both curriculum and community outreach.
Jason Barber said he created a district “science hub” to give elementary and secondary teachers a single place to access curriculum materials,…
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