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Coupeville board approves new PLTW and AP, adopts CKLA elementary curriculum
Summary
The Coupeville School District board unanimously approved multiple curriculum adoptions including Project Lead The Way biomedical science and automation & robotics, adoption of an AP U.S. Government text and districtwide Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) for elementary grades; grant funding and pilot costs were discussed.
The Coupeville School District Board of Directors on Thursday voted unanimously to adopt several new instructional programs, including Project Lead The Way (PLTW) biomedical science and a PLTW automation and robotics sequence, an AP U.S. Government textbook and digital materials, and Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) for the elementary school.
The adoptions were presented by district teachers and principals who described how the materials align with the district strategic plan and with career and college pathways. "This is a year‑long course that the students would take...Year 1, total projection of cost is gonna be $17,500," said Jessie Villier, who proposed the PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science course and said a $14,000 grant will cover participation and training fees for three years. The board moved to approve the curriculum and the associated grant agreement.
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