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District unveils new textbook evaluation checklist to guide ELA adoption

Boyertown Area School District Policy Committee · April 30, 2026
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Summary

Boyertown Area SD staff introduced a three-part textbook evaluation checklist (teacher review, instructional-office review, vendor accessibility questions) and said teacher teams will pilot the AR 108AR1 form before adoption decisions.

Mrs. Petrie, the district's Director of OTL, briefed the policy committee on a new AR (administrative regulation) meant to standardize textbook evaluation as part of Policy 108.

She described a three-section checklist: teacher-facing questions about alignment and usability; an OTL review of content authority and publisher references; and…

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