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Board hears plan to shift high‑school social studies to thematic units; TCI named as pilot resource
Summary
At its regular meeting the Eastern York School District heard a presentation on restructuring high‑school social studies around thematic units and a proposed pilot of the TCI resource for a U.S. history course covering roughly 1876–2001; trustees questioned coverage of foundational topics, teacher review and costs. No formal pilot approval was recorded in the presentation segment.
Mrs. Tyson, assistant principal at Eastern York High School, told the school board the district is proposing a thematic realignment of the high‑school social‑studies sequence intended to reduce content overload and increase student engagement. "We're going to be starting in 1876, and it is really gonna be large themes from post‑Civil War reconstruction up through 2001," she said, summarizing the proposed U.S. history course that would be restructured around themes rather than a strictly chronological sweep.
The proposal would keep ninth‑through‑twelfth grade credit totals the same but change how content is delivered. Under the plan, ninth graders would take a revised U.S. history course that focuses on large themes (1876–2001), tenth graders would take a reorganized world history, and the fourth social‑studies credit would become an…
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